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dick costolo Verified account @dickc
it is a curious fact of American politics that the Democrats never seem to internalize WHY they won. It weren’t this 👇
Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari Verified account @RepYassAnsari 4d
Top of the Democratic agenda on day 1 needs to be a pause on advanced AI development, regulation of this out of control industry, and a ban on artificial superintelligence.
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dick costolo Verified account @dickc
This is well done. Does feel (perhaps obviously) like group chats are a killer use case for consumer agents. Obviously this space continues to evolve quickly
Eugenia Kuyda Verified account @ekuyda Oct 19
Wabi 2.0 is live!

personal agents are one person, one chat. but the parts of life that matter run on more than one person

Wabi is an agent you use together. you talk to it, it does stuff, builds the apps you need, and anyone can join the thread - your partner, your best friend, the preschool moms groupchat

school changes pickup time → Wabi updates the family calendar, everyone sees it.
a show you’d both love → Wabi finds a night that works, gets the tickets.
the trip everyone keeps talking about → Wabi picks the dates, builds the itinerary, books it

go start a thread with your people 👇
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dick costolo Verified account @dickc
this is impressive and of course the route to network effects for personal agents but i assume Meta will block it from whatsapp and save that for muse, since that’s been their playbook, well, forever. You can imagine a world in which Instinct wins the US and Meta wins rest of world (as one of many potential consequences). in any case, very impressive shipping cadence from the Instinct team.
Noah Shinn Verified account @noahrshinn Oct 5
Instinct in group chats

Starting today, early access users can add Instinct to group chats. A new Instinct joins and works for the whole group.

Making plans with friends usually turns into a frustrating back-and-forth over times and places. With Instinct in the group, you can explore options together, agree on a plan and get it done, all in one thread. Your friends don't even need Instinct to join in.

A few things it’s good at:
- Planning a weekend trip with friends, including dates and arrival times
- Coordinating logistics with a roommate
- Getting tickets as soon as they go on sale, then splitting the cost and sending one to everyone
- Running a fantasy league, keeping standings, settling rules disputes, and reminding everyone to set their lineups
- Sorting out carpool schedules - works out who’s driving each day from everyone’s schedules
- Organizing Thanksgiving, keeping track of who’s bringing what and ordering the shopping list

Group chats are new territory for Instinct, and we put a lot of care into getting the permissions right. Here’s how it works:
- Your personal Instinct asks before connecting with the group’s Instinct. You choose which groups to trust and can remove trust at any time.
- The group’s Instinct has no direct access to your personal accounts. Your Instinct checks your permissions before sharing information or taking action.
- If someone new joins the group, all pending replies from your Instinct are held until you grant it permission to share with the expanded group.

Group chats are available to all of our early access users, and will be rolling out to everyone soon. To join early access for this release, ask your Instinct to put you on the list.

Great work with @GajanNagaraj @anuda_w and @saagarwashere
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