Instinct has launched a feature that allows users to use its AI agents in group chats that include friends without accounts. TechCrunch reported on Oct. 5 that users can add an Instinct agent to a chat with friends to coordinate schedules and carry out plans.

The feature targets situations such as trip planning, booking event tickets, running fantasy leagues, coordinating carpools and splitting up Thanksgiving preparation items. It works by adding an agent to a single chat where several people coordinate time and roles.

TechCrunch reported that the launch puts Instinct ahead of rival service Meta's Muse in group chat features. Muse does not yet support the function. But Muse can be added to WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Facebook group chats.

Instinct and Muse have both added phone call functions in recent weeks. OpenAI last week also launched a personal AI agent, 'ChatGPT Dots,' and made it available in ChatGPT Space, a collaborative environment used by people and agents together.

Noah Shin (노아 신), Instinct's founder, also explained how group chat privacy works. A user's personal Instinct agent first asks for permission before connecting to a group agent. Users can choose which groups to trust, and that trust can be withdrawn at any time.

Instinct for groups is separated from users' personal accounts and cannot access personal account information. A personal agent always asks for user permission before sharing information or taking action. When a new participant joins a group chat, unanswered responses from personal agents are also held back before being shared with the group.

The feature will be rolled out first to early access users. Users who want to try it can ask their Instinct agent to add them to the trial list. It said the rollout to all users would be soon.