Instinct AI Releases: Instinct assistant & Trusted Person network

ThursdAI — the weekly AI news podcast hosted by Alex Volkov — has covered 2 Instinct releases since Sep 2026, most recently Instinct assistant on Sep 17, 2026. Highlights include Instinct assistant, Trusted Person network. Every entry below has primary-source links and the episode segment where we covered it live, plus key numbers where we have them.

2 releases2 episodesSep 2026 – Sep 2026

September 2026 2

Instinct
Funding

Instinct assistant

Instinct reportedly in talks at a $10B valuation, ships Concierge phone calls and TOTP support

Instinct, the iMessage-native personal assistant startup founded by Noah Shinn and incorporated in April, is reportedly in talks to raise at a $10 billion valuation per The Information — for a currently free product. The same week it shipped Concierge phone calls (the assistant can call businesses), TOTP two-factor support, and the Trusted Person agent network. Instinct scored 8.4 on Assistant Benchmark's general category.

$10B reported valuation in talks (The Information)8.4 Assistant Benchmark score
Concierge phone calls (X) ↗Trusted Person network (X) ↗The Information: Instinct in talks at $10B ↗
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Instinct
Major Features & Updates

Trusted Person network

Instinct adds email and a Trusted Person network for agent-to-agent coordination

Instinct, the iMessage-native personal agent, added its own email address you can forward things to and a Trusted Person network that lets your Instinct talk directly to the Instincts of people you trust to sort out plans between you. It is free and invite-gated; the show name-checked it alongside Meta Muse.

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