Today’s Vergecast: How much should you tell your AI agent?
The next big thing in AI, at least if you ask the tech companies, is assistant agents. David and The Verge’s Allison Johnson have both been testing products like Meta’s Muse, OpenAI’s Dots, and startups like Instinct, in an effort to find out how much you can really get done by messaging with an AI tool – and whether the productivity is worth the tradeoffs.
TL;DR
- AI assistant agents are being presented as the next big thing in AI by tech companies.
- David and Allison Johnson have tested products like Meta's Muse, OpenAI's Dots, and Instinct.
- The testing focuses on how much can be accomplished by interacting with AI tools via messaging.
- A key consideration is whether the productivity gains from AI agents are worth the tradeoffs.