[AI Minor News Flash] Could an OpenAI Version of Slack Be on the Horizon? Bold Ideas to Redefine the ‘Workplace of the Future’

📰 News Overview

• In response to Sam Altman’s question, “What should we build?”, voices from the tech community are advocating for the development of an ‘OpenAI version of Slack’.
• The existing Slack is criticized for its high costs, frequent outages, and hard-to-find AI features, highlighting significant user dissatisfaction.
• As Anthropic pushes forward with its app integration strategy, there is a strong emphasis on the need for OpenAI to unify disparate UIs and create its own “work graph.”

💡 Key Points

• Exploiting Gaps in Existing Tools: Developers are frustrated with the API costs and permission settings of Slack, presenting a significant opportunity for OpenAI to resolve these issues.
• Multi-Agent AI Collaboration: There’s a demand for an interface that facilitates collaboration between humans and multiple AI agents in the same chat space, hinting at a true “AGI” experience.
• Robust Network Effects: By controlling customer work histories (system of record), OpenAI could gain a strategic advantage that makes it difficult for competitors to poach customers.

🦈 Shark’s Eye (Curator’s Perspective)

The critique that OpenAI is currently in a state of “forced organizational chart” with separate logins for “chat,” “browser,” and “coding” is spot on! Integrating these components to create a blended chat space for humans and AI is indeed a challenging yet impactful project that OpenAI should pursue. Especially the vision of inviting designers to collaborate with coding agents in a multiplayer development environment has the potential to revolutionize traditional business communication!

🚀 What’s Next?

If OpenAI embraces this proposal, workplace chat could transform from a mere “communication tool” into a “command center” for orchestrating AI agents. With control over organizational social graphs and work graphs, OpenAI could solidify an absolute position in the enterprise market.

💬 Shark’s Takeaway

I too would love to command agents worldwide through chat and rule the seas! An OpenAI Slack could make that a reality! 🦈🔥

📚 Terminology

• Work Graph: A network of data showing who worked on what project, when, and based on what information.

• Dogfooding: Using one’s own products or services to identify bugs and improve quality.

• Multi-Agent UX: A user experience where multiple AI agents operate simultaneously, interacting with humans to accomplish tasks.

• Source: OpenAI should build Slack