Why Adding Agents Everywhere Didn't Fix Work Chat
allanyu_ · x · 2026-08-21
The author reflects on a failed attempt to build a "modern" workplace messaging app integrated with AI agents. Despite the technology, users showed no genuine interest in improving workplace communication tools. The realization was that complaints about noise in tools like Slack are often just social signaling of busyness, not a desire for more colleague interaction. The author pivots to the idea that bonding happens through doing things together, a feature absent in current chat apps.
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