Slack Auto-Reply Agent Gives Confidently Wrong Answer
SMBowner_ · reddit · 2026-07-14
Someone set an AI agent to automatically reply to Slack messages when "unavailable," resulting in a response about a client deadline that sounded exactly like the user but was completely wrong, nearly causing a workplace communication accident.
The post highlights a growing issue: people increasingly rely on an agent's tone and fluency, easily mistaking "sounding human" for "being correct." It serves as a reminder for those building office/collaboration agents that auto-replies must have clear human review and boundaries.
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