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At a glance
WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
AI assistants are getting powerful—raising stakes for consumers and incumbents
- Shaan Puri and Sam Parr compare today’s AI assistant race to the early rideshare wars, arguing “everyday intelligence” agents are becoming the next mass-market behavior shift.
- They discuss three assistant products—Instinct (iMessage-based), Muse (Meta’s app), and Grokbot (Slack-like multi-bot setup)—and share hands-on examples of them booking services and handling customer support escalations.
- They argue success won’t be determined by raw model intelligence alone, highlighting emotionally supportive behavior and user experience as key differentiators.
- They explore second-order effects, including disintermediation threats to platforms like Amazon and travel intermediaries if agents can automatically comparison-shop and transact.
- They cover broader AI business dynamics such as companies paying creators heavily for ads, micro1 offering cash for private company data, and concerns about agent “hacking” behaviors emerging from persistence training.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasA new “personal assistant war” is breaking out in AI, like rideshare’s early days.
They compare the moment to early rideshare competition (Uber/Lyft/Sidecar), arguing a similar “race” is playing out for everyday, phone-based assistants that can actually execute tasks, not just chat.
Distribution and UX (like texting) may matter as much as model quality.
They describe Instinct as working through iMessage with no dedicated app, which both found compelling because it fits existing behavior; they also note Instinct’s growth allegedly caused slower response times.
Big players can win by making agent setups effortless and reliably fast.
They describe Muse as Meta’s entrant with a similar assistant experience, and claim it feels faster/snappier than Instinct; they also discuss the idea that Muse gives each user a sandboxed computer in the cloud to make the experience “just work.”
Multi-agent setups are powerful, but “separate system overhead” can lose to simplicity.
They describe Grokbot as a Slack-like system where you create multiple specialized bots (tax, health, social) with instructions; however, both say Instinct largely displaced their Grokbot usage because it felt easier and lighter.
“Soft skills” (EQ, tone, support) can be a core product advantage, not a gimmick.
Shaan argues the market over-focuses on IQ-style benchmark wins, while products like Instinct can differentiate via emotionally supportive behavior; he cites his wife being won over by a supportive follow-up message after a party.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesNow everybody in the world is gonna have access to things that only rich people used to have before.
— Shaan Puri
It's the highest ELO battle in the world. The smartest people in the world are constantly trying to one-up each other, and they're able to do so every few months.
— Shaan Puri
It ain't all about intelligence.
— Shaan Puri
I realized that everything she's ever wanted me to do as a supportive boyfriend... fiance, and husband, Instinct just knows how to do out of the box.
— Shaan Puri
And, and guys like you and I, we're just getting the, we're just getting the crumbs. But I'll tell you what, I'm a, I'm a, I'm a happy fed mouse off these crumbs, 'cause it is just crazy how much money- is, is going around.
— Sam Parr
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