Jared is a product positioned as a "Slack AI employee," developed by the HUMALIKE.AI team. Its core distinction is that it is not a bot that users actively open, nor an assistant that requires prompts, but rather an AI described as an "employee" that appears on every screen and channel where the team is present. According to the official introduction, Jared connects to the team's tool stack, reads everything, and proactively handles tasks and flags items that need attention.
In terms of main capabilities, Jared can handle reports, dashboards, research, and follow-ups without waiting for user prompts. In an official example, a user asks it to organize the previous quarter's retrospective notes, and Jared responds that it will put them into a Notion document within the hour. It can also connect to tools such as Linear, Slack, Notion, and GitHub, reading the team's documents, Slack history, code, and notes, so it has context awareness from day one; officially, it is said that no onboarding is needed, nor is setting up a phone call or IT ticket required.
In terms of usage, Jared runs in Slack, and the official information mentions that WhatsApp integration is also supported. It does not need to be actively opened or repeatedly prompted, but instead follows the full conversation. Unlike other AI employees that respond only when @-mentioned, Jared first listens to the conversation and judges when its input matters and when staying silent is the right choice; officially, it is emphasized that it will not generate spam or noise. It can adjust its tone according to the speaker. An official example: when someone asks whether the pricing page can still go live as scheduled this week, Jared points out that it depends on whether Legal signs the new terms; it then proactively adds that Legal confirmed the terms by email at 4:32 p.m. the previous day, so it can go live as planned.
The main use cases are information organization and task follow-up in team collaboration, such as summarizing retrospective notes, generating reports, and tracking pricing or launch decisions. Officially, it is said that it can complete reports overnight and deliver them before stand-up. It is aimed at teams already using Slack, especially teams that want to reduce the cost of manual follow-up and need AI to continuously pay attention to work in the background.
Limitations and known information: the official page does not provide detailed information about the model, data privacy, a complete list of specific integration tools, supported languages, team size limits, or minimum seats. Regarding pricing, the official page mentions a 72-hour trial, after which it starts at $300 per month, including unlimited requests, unlimited IRL voice hours, Slack and WhatsApp integration, 10,000+ tool connections, and 24/7 availability; there is also custompricing, SLA, and onboarding plans for large teams. The official page also mentions a Starter tier with no clear price, listing only X requests/month, X hours/month of IRL voice, Slack and WhatsApp integration, 10,000+ tool connections, and 24/7 availability. Other details such as specific pricing rules, refund policy, and data storage locations are not yet provided.
