Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls
Instinct and Meta's Muse AI agents both added phone-calling concierge features, reaching feature parity as Instinct reportedly raises at a $10 billion valuation.
Instinct launched Instinct Concierge, an early-access calling feature for tasks like booking restaurants without online reservations and resolving cable bills, announced by founder Noah Shinn. Meta's Muse expanded outbound calling to US businesses, prioritizing users who had requested the feature. Instinct raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation last month and is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion at a $10 billion valuation. Muse's app garnered over 730,000 US downloads in its first days, outpacing the Meta AI app's launch.
- Instinct Concierge places calls for bookings and bill disputes; rolling out in early access.
- Meta's Muse expanded outbound calls to US businesses, prioritizing users who requested the feature.
- Instinct raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation and reportedly seeks $1 billion at a $10 billion valuation.
- Muse app surpassed 730,000 US downloads in its first days, beating Meta AI's launch numbers.
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