Instinct users report slowdowns as capacity warnings surface
One user described delayed email alerts. The Information reported that Instinct had sometimes warned users it was at full capacity and responses might be slower; that warning does not establish how many users experienced delays.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Business Insider
Why it matters
An assistant that monitors email and returns to unfinished tasks depends on timely execution. The September reports describe delays, but provide no public measure of how often they occur, how many users are affected or how quickly Instinct recovers.

Instinct, the personal AI assistant founded by Noah Shinn, drew fresh reports of slower responses and delayed tasks on September 24th. Business Insider reported that Rex Lowther, an Instinct user who runs a nonprofit in Oregon, had noticed "a little slowdown on some tasks." Lowther said the assistant sometimes acted "more like a person who might forget to do something," including taking too long to alert him when an email arrived.…
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