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.
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