We tested Instinct, Muse and Grokbot. They’re ridiculous.

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 30, 2026

Duration

1h 12m

Channel

My First Million

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

*Get Sam's guide to turn AI into your executive coach:* https://clickhubspot.com/z24x Episode 867: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) test out the new ai personal assistants. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:42) AI is the highest ELO game in the world (5:18) Instinct (9:31) Grokbot (20:24) It’s not all about intelligence (38:35) Micro1 (44:08) Exploiting vulnerabilities (58:48) $100 billion companies everywhere — Links:

• Instinct - https://instinct.com/
• Grokbot - https://x.ai/news/introducing-grok-bot
• micro1 - https://www.micro1.ai/
• OpenRouter - https://openrouter.ai/
• MUSE - https://muse.ai/

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Shaan Puri

  host

  Entrepreneur and co-host of the My First Million podcast.

• Sam Parr

  host

  Entrepreneur, founder of The Hustle, and co-host of the My First Million podcast.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Shaan Puri and Sam Parr, We tested Instinct, Muse and Grokbot. They’re ridiculous. explores 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.

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