Instinct was the buzziest AI agent around — can it survive Muse?
TL;DR
Instinct’s agent is always just a text away. Before there were cute little guys, there was Instinct. In August, the startup got its AI agent to market with an unusual playbook: invite-only, no marketing, and barely so much as a website. And yet, Instinct quickly became the buzziest thing in AI, garnering praise for its straightforward, text message-based interface and its ability to handle chores like booking DMV appointments and sending follow-up emails.
Nauti's Take
Small teams should test Instinct on two concrete workflows first: appointment booking and follow-up emails with tightly scoped permissions. The key checks are success rate, approval controls, audit logs, and whether the service and its data can be moved later.
The available report does not yet provide reliable benchmarks against Muse or Dots.
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