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Personal agents crowd the field like China's group-buying wars, with trust as the moat

A developer compares the wave of personal agents such as Muse, Instinct, Dots, Hark and Fo to the group-buying wars of a decade ago, arguing that letting third parties take over calendars, accounts and private data is a high bar and that trust is the real moat.

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@zhyncs42Archived 26 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.07

zhyncs @zhyncs42Originally posted 2026.10.07

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Personal agents are everywhere lately: @Muse, @instinct, Dots, Hark @hark_labs, Fo @wajo_ai ... It reminds me of China's group-buying wars more than 10 years ago. Hundreds of Groupon clones launched, and only 2–3 survived :) Letting a third-party agent take over your calendar, your accounts and your personal data is a big ask. Trust is the real moat here. If @Apple built one, it might come out ahead, given how seriously it takes user privacy.

x.com/zhyncs42/status/2107684650923475081Archived 2026.10.08 10:41