Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account

Instinct 将其 AI 智能体引入群聊，即使好友未注册账户也能使用

Instinct, the AI agent now valued at $10 billion as of its latest funding round, is expanding into group chats. The startup announced on Monday that users will be able to add the agent to chats with friends, which could be helpful in certain scenarios like travel planning, snagging event tickets, running fantasy leagues, organizing carpools, or managing who’s bringing what to Thanksgiving. 在最新一轮融资中估值达到 100 亿美元的 AI 智能体 Instinct 正在向群聊领域扩张。这家初创公司周一宣布，用户可以将该智能体添加到与好友的聊天中。这在旅行规划、抢购活动门票、运营梦幻联赛、组织拼车或安排感恩节聚餐分工等场景中非常实用。

Notably, the group chats with the AI agent will work even if a user’s friends haven’t joined Instinct, the company said. With the launch, Instinct moves ahead in its battle with top competitors in the space, like Meta’s Muse. The latter doesn’t yet offer the group chat functionality, though Meta’s older app, Meta AI, can be added to group chats on WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, and Facebook. 该公司表示，值得注意的是，即使用户的群聊好友尚未注册 Instinct，该 AI 智能体依然可以正常工作。此次发布使 Instinct 在与 Meta 的 Muse 等顶级竞争对手的角逐中占据了先机。Muse 目前尚未提供群聊功能，尽管 Meta 的旧版应用 Meta AI 已经可以添加到 WhatsApp、Messenger、Instagram 和 Facebook 的群聊中。

Instinct and Muse have been running neck and neck recently, with both of them adding the ability to make phone calls over the past couple of weeks, as their agents try to win more of the consumer AI market. Last week, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Dots, personal AI agents that can also be used in ChatGPT Spaces, collaborative workspaces where the Dots and humans work together. Instinct 和 Muse 近期竞争激烈，过去几周双方都增加了拨打电话的功能，旨在争夺更多的消费级 AI 市场份额。上周，OpenAI 推出了 ChatGPT Dots，这是一种个人 AI 智能体，也可用于 ChatGPT Spaces（一种让 Dots 与人类协同工作的协作空间）。

On X, Instinct founder Noah Shinn explained how Instinct handles users’ privacy and security in group chats. He said a user’s personal Instinct agent will ask permission before connecting with the group’s Instinct agent, and that users can also choose which groups they trust and can remove that trust at any time. Shinn also said the group’s Instinct is siloed from the users’ personal accounts, which it cannot access. The personal agent will always ask the user’s permission before sharing information or taking any action. If new members join the group chat, any pending replies from a user’s personal Instinct agent are held before those are shared with the group, too. 在 X（原 Twitter）上，Instinct 创始人 Noah Shinn 解释了 Instinct 如何处理群聊中的用户隐私和安全问题。他表示，用户的个人 Instinct 智能体在与群组的 Instinct 智能体连接前会征求许可，用户还可以选择信任哪些群组，并可随时撤销信任。Shinn 还提到，群组版 Instinct 与用户的个人账户是隔离的，无法访问个人账户信息。个人智能体在分享信息或采取任何行动前，始终会征求用户的许可。如果有新成员加入群聊，用户个人 Instinct 智能体中任何待处理的回复都会被暂存，待确认后再分享给群组。

“Making plans with friends usually turns into a frustrating back-and-forth over times and places. With Instinct in the group, you can explore options together, agree on a plan and get it done, all in one thread,” Shinn wrote. “与朋友制定计划通常会演变成关于时间和地点的令人沮丧的反复沟通。有了群组里的 Instinct，你们可以在同一个对话线程中共同探索选项、达成共识并完成计划，”Shinn 写道。

The feature is rolling out initially to Instinct’s early access users but will expand to all users “soon.” To gain access to the new feature (or other recent additions), users can ask their Instinct agent to put them on the list to try it out. 该功能目前率先向 Instinct 的早期访问用户推出，并将“很快”扩展至所有用户。要获取该新功能（或其他近期新增功能）的访问权限，用户可以要求他们的 Instinct 智能体将其加入试用名单。