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PublishedOctober 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Instinct was the buzziest AI agent around — can it survive Muse?

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Before there were cute little guys, there was Instinct. In August, the startup got its AI agent to market with an unusual playbook: invite-only, no marketing, and barely so much as a website. And yet, Instinct quickly became the buzziest thing in AI, garnering praise for its straightforward, text me
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