Instinct’s new product recommendations are giving some users the ick

Key points

• The buzzy AI startup Instinct has just revealed a new potential revenue stream: product recommendations.
• Overnight, the AI agent began pushing product suggestions to users as part of a new feature called Instinct Selections, an effort to curate personalized lists for users in areas like dining, travel, and shopping.
• A third user, Chat Joglekar, the founder of a business-buying marketplace, wrote, “I had my first ‘ewwww’ moment with an AI assistant when Instinct started to suggest products that I should buy based on what I had in email and upcoming trips.”

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