IBM Watson is about to make Slack's chat bot smarter

Slack's attempts at small talk are about to get a whole lot better - it's just been announced the cloud-based workplace messaging system will incorporate IBM Watson's smarts to its own bots, and those built by its ever-growing pool of outside developers. The coworking platform, which has just reached four million daily active users, was designed as a means for better collaboration and communication at work. However, it has opened up its software to outside businesses, leading to a directory of more than 400 Slack-related apps. These add-ons provide Slack tools like lists, or bots tailored for specific purposes. Slack's mission to'kill email': firm invests in 11 new startups in just seven months There is even an entire section dedicated to health, as WIRED writer Rowland Manthorpe discovered when he sought out a therapist from TalkLife Connect on the platform.