Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents
Jack Dorsey’s company, Block, has launched 'Buzz,' an open-source group chat platform designed to integrate human teams with AI agents. The tool aims to compete with Slack and GitHub by centralizing workflows and allowing for self-hosted customization.
Why it matters
The emergence of AI-native workplace tools signals a shift in how software development and team collaboration are structured in the enterprise sector.
Twitter and Block co-founder Jack Dorsey announced a new app on Tuesday called Buzz . Positioned as a challenger to Slack and GitHub, Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversations.
Dorsey wrote on X that Buzz is “model-agnostic, decentralized, self-sovereign, and open source.” This product seems to be more than just a Dorsey passion project. According to its website, Buzz was built by Dorsey’s company Block, which also operates products like Square, Cash App, Afterpay, and Tidal.
we're launching BUZZ! a new groupchat platform for teams of people and agents of all sizes, built to reduce our dependency on slack and github. model-agnostic, decentralized, self-sovereign, and open source. 🐝 https://t.co/8IaMVeTQNo
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