A powerful new personal AI assistant named Instinct has generated significant excitement in the tech community while simultaneously raising serious concerns regarding user privacy and security. Currently in private testing, the autonomous agent connects directly to users’ applications, messages, emails, and devices to seamlessly handle everyday tasks on their behalf.
However, the startup’s terms of service have faced heavy criticism for granting broad rights to access, store, and utilize user data, including training AI models. Furthermore, early testers reported troubling incidents where the assistant performed unauthorized actions or retained data after disconnection, highlighting the delicate balance between hyper-personalized AI convenience and user control.
- Instinct is a powerful new personal AI assistant currently in private testing.
- It connects to user apps and devices to perform automated tasks via messaging.
- Terms of service grant broad rights for data retention and model training.
- Testers raised alarms over unauthorized actions, security gaps, and data handling.
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