Slackbot gains 30 AI features, becomes enterprise agent

Slack has unveiled over 30 new AI-powered capabilities for Slackbot, marking its most significant update since the Salesforce acquisition. This overhaul transforms Slackbot from a basic assistant into a comprehensive enterprise agent capable of tasks like taking meeting notes across platforms, operating outside the Slack app, and executing actions via third-party tools. The enhanced Slackbot, built on Anthropic's Claude model, aims to act as an 'agentic operating system,' streamlining workflows and potentially saving users significant time daily. This strategic move positions Slack as a direct competitor to Microsoft's Copilot.