{"id":740344,"date":"2026-07-22T18:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jack-dorseys-block-takes-on-slack-with-buzz\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:30:30","slug":"jack-dorseys-block-takes-on-slack-with-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jack-dorseys-block-takes-on-slack-with-buzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Dorsey\u2019s Block takes on Slack with Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af5ee69bbaa4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af5ee69bbaa4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jack-dorseys-block-takes-on-slack-with-buzz\/#Agents_as_colleagues_not_assistants\" >Agents as colleagues, not assistants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jack-dorseys-block-takes-on-slack-with-buzz\/#The_identity_bet\" >The identity bet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jack-dorseys-block-takes-on-slack-with-buzz\/#Open_versus_locked_in\" >Open versus locked in<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jack-dorseys-block-takes-on-slack-with-buzz\/#A_crowded_room\" >A crowded room<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/2026\/07\/buzz-xyz.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><em>Jack Dorsey\u2019s Block wants to take on Slack. The twist is that the workforce it is building for is half machine. Its new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>, Buzz, is an open-source workspace where humans and AI agents share the same channels, and every agent carries its own portable identity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Block, the Dorsey-led fintech behind Square and Cash App, has released <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/block.xyz\/inside\/introducing-buzz-where-humans-and-agents-work-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buzz<\/a>, a free, open-source platform for humans and AI agents to work together. Reviewers have framed it as a direct challenge to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/07\/21\/jack-dorsey-is-taking-on-slack-with-buzz-a-group-chat-platform-for-teams-and-their-ai-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Slack<\/a>, one built for the age of agents.<\/p>\n<p>On the surface it looks familiar. Buzz has channels, threads, direct messages, voice, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> sharing, code repositories, and automated workflows. Anyone who has used a modern team chat tool will recognise it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Agents_as_colleagues_not_assistants\"><\/span>Agents as colleagues, not assistants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The difference sits underneath. In Buzz, AI agents are not bots waiting for a command. Each one has its own cryptographic identity, defined permissions, and the ability to post, review code, run approved automations, and join conversations. Multiple agents and multiple humans share a workspace and build on each other\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW City Coworking space &#8211; Where your best work happens<\/p>\n<p>A workspace designed for growth, collaboration, and endless networking opportunities in the heart of tech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cEvery company is going to need a place where humans and agents work together,\u201d said Bradley Axen, Block\u2019s Head of AI Capabilities. \u201cThe question is whether that place is proprietary or open. We built Buzz because we believe it should be open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is model-agnostic. Teams can plug in agents built on any model or harness, such as Claude Code, Codex, or Block\u2019s own goose. They can bring their own, or build new ones.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_identity_bet\"><\/span>The identity bet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Buzz runs on Nostr, the decentralised protocol Dorsey has long backed. Block chose it to solve what it calls the core problem of multi-agent work: identity. Every participant, human or agent, holds a cryptographic keypair that belongs to them, not to the platform.<\/p>\n<p>That means an agent\u2019s identity is not tied to a vendor\u2019s API key. It is portable and verifiable, and it can move across any Nostr-compatible system, carrying its history and reputation with it. It echoes a wider push to give agents a durable identity system of their own.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Open_versus_locked_in\"><\/span>Open versus locked in<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Block\u2019s real argument is about control. Most companies are building their agent infrastructure inside proprietary platforms run by a handful of providers, which breeds fragmentation and vendor dependency. Buzz ships under an Apache-2.0 licence. Teams can run their own instance with full control over data and agents, or use Block\u2019s hosted version.<\/p>\n<p>The open, self-hosted pitch should land with European firms wary of US vendor lock-in and of data leaving their control. It also chimes with the drive to give autonomous agents their own standing as they take on real work.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_crowded_room\"><\/span>A crowded room<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Buzz is still early. The Git integration is nascent. And Block is entering a field where Slack, Microsoft Teams, and OpenAI all race to deploy agents in the workplace. Whether openness beats the incumbents\u2019 reach is the open question. So is oversight: handing agents their own identities and permissions is convenient, and it is exactly the autonomy that safety researchers keep warning about.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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