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This episode explores the secretive, invite-only personal agent application Instinct AI, highlighting what makes it uniquely appealing for mainstream users as well as the concerns it raises. A speaker named Remy demonstrates real-world use cases, showing how the AI operates seamlessly inside Apple iMessage, manages bookings, plays interactive iMessage games, and handles a visa application for a trip to Bali. While power-user tools like OpenClaw and Hermes require complex setups with Docker and VPS, Instinct AI offers simple phone-number onboarding and a human-like conversational style with message reactions and formatting. However, the discussion also addresses significant drawbacks, including privacy concerns regarding background data indexing and terms and conditions that retain user emails without permission.
Hosts introduce Instinct AI, tease its invite‑only status and promise a deep dive into its features.
They discuss Instinct’s simple phone‑number login, iMessage integration, and the clean, native‑app feel.
Exploration of how Instinct handles conversation, thumbs‑up approvals, and native iMessage reactions.
The hosts praise Instinct’s contextual memory, task automation, and quick responses for everyday chores.
Explanation of the new feature allowing agents to communicate with each other and its strategic importance.
Discussion of Instinct’s secretive launch, comparisons to Clubhouse, and potential valuation implications.
Critique of data retention practices, email indexing, and potential security issues with Instinct.
Demonstration of Instinct scheduling haircuts, restaurant reservations, and handling payment cards securely.
Showcase of Instinct completing a Bali visa on arrival, airline signup, and gathering travel documents.
Hosts recap benefits, encourage viewers to request invites, and highlight Instinct’s potential for non‑technical users.
Creative Juices Flowinginsight
The hosts discuss how the product sparks new ideas about personal agents and how the founders utilized clever network effects for the rollout.
Remy tests the agent by sending a GamePigeon iMessage game called CutPong, and the AI immediately starts playing the game back.
Mass Market Mass Appealinsight
The speaker argues that tools like OpenClaw and Hermes keep adding power-user features, whereas Instinct succeeds by remaining simple for normal people.
Clubhouse Comparisondebate
The hosts debate whether Instinct AI's invite-only strategy mirrors the hype and eventual valuation drop of Clubhouse or if it will sustain its rumored valuation.
Setting Up Hermesstory
The guest explains the painful technical process of setting up a Hermes agent for a family member using Docker, a VPS, and Composio.
The speakers point out major security cons, noting that users discovered the bot kept indexing and retaining emails even after disconnecting from Google.
The guest successfully has the agent sort out a Bali visa on arrival, pull passport details, and scan past travel history from emails.
“I think they've done it absolutely flawlessly.”
“It was, I sent it a GamePigeon game.”
“It would ask me for approval and I could just thumbs up react and it would take that as a yes.”
“I think the way that they did the invite was, was pretty clever because it made like, it just, if I, if I had instant access to it and I probably wouldn't have even signed up because it's just every, every new post you scroll past on X is introducing X agent, introducing Y agent.”
I sit down with Remy to go through Instinct, the new invite-only personal agent that runs inside iMessage. Remy shares his raw chat history on screen: a haircut booking in Copenhagen, a restaurant reservation, a Bali visa on arrival, and an Emirates Skywards sign-up. We cover the parts that impress us, the points where the agent hits a wall, and the privacy questions that stay open. By the end of this episode you understand what Instinct does today, and you get fresh ideas for personal agents in general. Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 02:08 – Instinct Pros 11:18 – Instinct Cons 13:16 – Simple Onboarding 15:19 – Tools and Connectors 17:43 – Example 1: Booking a Haircut in Copenhagen 20:24 – Example 2: Restaurant Booking and Calendar Entry 23:03 – Example 3: Bali Visa on Arrival and Emirates Skywards 26:00 – Closing Thoughts Key Points Instinct hides the agent complexity behind a phone number and iMessage, so a first-time user starts in seconds. Remy gets it to book a haircut, hold a restaurant table, file a Bali visa on arrival, and open an Emirates Skywards account. A spend-limited virtual card keeps the blast radius small when the agent pays for things. The agent stalls when a task needs a phone app or an Indonesian checkout page. Users report that Instinct keeps copies of email after they disconnect Google, so treat privacy as an open risk. The trusted person network lets one Instinct talk to another, which builds network effects into the agentic era. The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/ FIND ME ON SOCIAL X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/ FIND REMY ON SOCIAL X: https://x.com/remy_gaskell Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@aiwithremy AI with Remy: https://www.aiwithremy.com/
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