Slack turns Slackbot into an AI assistant

Slackbot, the assistant within the team communication platform Slack, is getting AI improvements and integration with other AI chatbots “Becoming more efficient,” Slack said in a presentation at the Dreamforce technology conference in San Francisco on Monday.

Slackbot acts as a simple assistant, sending people reminders, notifications, or updates about their colleagues. It’s not a conversation in the same way as ChatGPT. Thanks to these AI improvements, Slackbot will soon act like an AI chatbot, and will be able to do things on a person’s behalf.

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Enterprise users will soon be able to talk to Slackbot, asking it for help with projects or analyzing documents. Slack will also integrate with Google Drive, OneDrive, and Salesforce. OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, and others are bringing their customers to Slack as well. For example, you can ask @Claude to conduct web research or scan your workspace to find new insights.

Currently, the AI ​​version of Slackbot is in beta and limited to 70,000 users. However, it will be released to all users in January 2026. Slack will then roll out the feature more widely later this year. Businesses can also turn off Slackbot.

A Slack representative referred reporters to its blog post.

AI for applications has been a popular trend since the release of ChatGPT. Applications such as Duolingo, Canvas, Foote, Ochoband others have all added artificial intelligence features to make things easier for users and attract investor money. Slack’s biggest competitor in this space has been Microsoft Teams Incorporating more AI features recently.