From Business Insider · Truman Dickerson · · 1m 10s
Personal AI agents go mainstream, raising control questions
Meta's Muse and other AI agents that manage your calendar, bank account and emails are surging in popularity, but experts warn of risks.
In brief
Meta's Muse and other AI agents that manage your calendar, bank account and emails are surging in popularity, but experts warn of risks. Personal AI agents that access emails, calendars and bank accounts are gaining users rapidly, but safety concerns remain unresolved. Originally reported by Business Insider.
Meta's Muse hits number one
Meta's new personal AI agent Muse shot to the top of Apple's App Store on Friday after launching last week.
Rival startup Instinct surges too
Instinct, an independent personal AI agent startup, saw its popularity surge in August in Silicon Valley circles.
Agents access your entire digital life
These agents work by accessing a user's emails, texts, calendar, bank account, and anything else you log into.
Instinct responds almost instantly
With Instinct, users can text the agent in the iMessage app, and the agent responds almost immediately.
AI labs warn of rogue agent risks
The big AI labs themselves have warned that AI agents could go rogue and cause all manner of existential problems.
Business Insider seeks user experiences
Business Insider wants to hear how you are using these new tools and whether you trust them with your data.
The bottom line
Personal AI agents that access emails, calendars and bank accounts are gaining users rapidly, but safety concerns remain unresolved.
