OpenAI should build Slack
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latent.space
February 14, 2026
16 min read
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Summary
Sam Altman encourages feedback on potential projects for OpenAI, stating he enjoys tackling challenging ideas that could have significant impact. A suggestion is made for OpenAI to develop a communication platform similar to Slack.
Key Takeaways
- OpenAI is encouraged to build a Slack-like platform to enhance its enterprise and coding initiatives, leveraging its AI capabilities.
- Slack has faced challenges such as high pricing, inadequate AI features, and user complaints about channel fatigue and notifications.
- Microsoft Teams has successfully established itself as a solid business social network, indicating the potential for OpenAI to succeed in this space.
- Integrating a social and work graph with ChatGPT could create a strong network effect, making it difficult for users to switch to competitors.
Coverage & discussions
Hacker News · latent.space
Community discussions
Community Sentiment
Positives
- Integrations in Slack are simple and reliable, providing critical information that enhances productivity for daily users.
Concerns
- Outsourcing internal communications to a platform built by a premier LLM raises significant concerns about data privacy and security in business environments.
- The existence of numerous Slack alternatives suggests that the market is saturated, making the need for a new Slack clone questionable.
