Slack is becoming an AI workplace: Here’s what that means for your job

VentureBeat December 18, 2024
Michael Nuñez

The messaging app where millions of office workers share memes and coordinate projects is quietly transforming into something far more ambitious: A platform where AI agents work alongside humans as digital coworkers.

As part of Salesforce’s sweeping AI initiative announced Tuesday, Slack is evolving from a communication tool into what company officials call a “work operating system” — one where AI agents can attend your meetings, summarize your conversations, create presentations and even negotiate with other AI agents on your behalf.

“We’ve been on a journey to become what we call a work operating system — one that simplifies the complexity of all the systems you use daily,” Slack CPO Rob Seaman, who oversees the company’s AI integration, said in...

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