Instinct: A Free AI Assistant That Actually Gets Things Done

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Instinct is an AI assistant you can message through WhatsApp or iMessage, and it’s free right now. I’ve been using it to work through the jobs I keep putting off: sorting priorities, organising projects, bookkeeping and the small bits of admin that pile up. Here’s what I like about it, how it responds, and where I’d start if you’ve never used an AI assistant before.

I also walk through other people’s examples, including getting footage from the US Open, negotiating a lower internet bill and finding an apartment. Those are their results, alongside my own experience. Then I look at Instinct Files and the account access this kind of assistant can use. You can start with one ordinary job and limited access; forwarding a single email is an option before connecting your whole inbox. I’m not sponsored by or affiliated with Instinct. Access is invite-only, and its current free pricing may change.

*RESOURCES*

Instinct: https://instinct.com/

Instinct privacy policy: https://instinct.com/privacy-policy

*CHAPTERS*

00:00 Instinct, an AI assistant in WhatsApp

02:20 Get an invite

03:32 How Instinct works

06:33 An AI that knows when to stop talking

07:43 Projects, priorities and bookkeeping

11:17 What other people use it for

16:20 Instinct Files

17:48 Accounts, data and privacy

20:55 Start with less access

22:07 Try one job

*KEY POINTS*

- Message Instinct through WhatsApp or iMessage.

- Give it one real job you’ve been putting off.

- Use projects and daily briefs to keep track of your priorities.

- Check what access you’re granting before connecting accounts.

- Start small and check the result.

*SOURCES AND TOOLS MENTIONED*

Olivia Levine — getting US Open footage: https://x.com/oliviaalevine/status/2095705075633000815

Eli Weiss — lowering a FiOS bill: https://x.com/eliweisss/status/2099833405181436387

Tamara Winter — apartment search: https://x.com/tamarawinter/status/2099859471237361962

Instinct Files demo: https://x.com/noahrshinn/status/2101080443667767385

Forwarding an email without full inbox access: https://x.com/noahrshinn/status/2097443135177798060

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