Published August 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
TechCrunch
Aug 25, 2026, 6:00 AM
Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns

Early testers are raving about what Instinct can do, but some say the AI assistant’s sweeping access, broad terms and ability to act on users’ behalf come with uncomfortable trade-offs.
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