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Morning Edition · Thursday, October 29, 2026Published at 2:14 AM EDT · New York
Instinct opens its AI agent to iMessage group chats, including members who never signed up
The $10 billion startup's group agent stays separate from each member's personal data, but it gives an outside company a working presence inside Apple's messaging service.
Instinct, an AI-agent startup valued at $10 billion in September, opened group chats to every iMessage user on Tuesday, Oct. 27 (AI Post). A user can add the agent to a thread and it works for the whole group, including friends who have nev…
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Consumer AI agents will keep growing by inserting themselves into existing messaging platforms, which extends data collection to non-users and leaves the agents dependent on platform owners who can restrict or cut them off.
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