Is Slack AI HIPAA compliant?

Yes

Salesforce · Productivity

Yes. Salesforce will sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for Slack AI, usually on an enterprise plan, which is the baseline requirement for handling PHI.

What we checked

This assessment separates the consumer product from any business plan. It uses the vendor documents linked below; an unverified item is not a pass.

Business Associate Agreement: Confirmed; Salesforce publishes a BAA option. Confirm the exact plan and service are covered before sending PHI.
Enterprise route: Enterprise Grid (Slack AI is a paid add-on on paid plans; admins can scope AI features); For regulated use, validate the BAA, configured service and users under the Enterprise Grid (Slack AI is a paid add-on on paid plans; admins can scope AI features) contract.
Default data training: No by default; Slack states Customer Data is never used to train third-party LLMs, and generative AI models are not developed using Customer Data; this applies across tiers (Slack AI is not offered on free/consumer tiers).
Business-tier training: No by default; For paid/enterprise use, Slack AI uses off-the-shelf LLMs hosted within Slack's own AWS trust boundary that do not retain or train on Customer Data, using RAG to send only inference-time data.

Practical risk: The 'no training' guarantee covers generative LLMs, but Slack's non-generative machine-learning features have historically processed customer messages on an opt-out (not opt-in) basis, so admins must proactively review AI/ML data settings rather than assume default protection.

How to make a decision

Check the precise account tier, written contract and intended data before approving Slack AI. A security certification, DPA or setting can apply to only part of a vendor's service. Keep the source links with your supplier review and revisit them when the vendor changes its terms.

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