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Salesforce Turns Slack into an AI Workflow Powerhouse with 30 New Features

Slack was supposed to stay a chat app after Salesforce's $27B buyout. Now it's morphing into your desktop AI sidekick—drafting budgets, recapping meetings, spying on habits.

Marc Benioff on stage unveiling Slack's AI features at Salesforce event

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Slackbot gains reusable AI-skills for tasks like budget creation across data sources.
  • Integration with Agentforce enables autonomous workflow routing.
  • Desktop monitoring raises privacy flags despite controls.

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James Kowalski
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Originally reported by TechCrunch - AI

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