The state of AI assistants & the agentic economy, today: October 12th, 2026 1/ Four different AI assistants released a feature in the group chat/multi-player space: Instinct, @pallyai, @tomo, @wajo_ai 2/ The biggest story from last week: @SierraPlatform & @DecagonAI launched their own protocols to help AI assistants interact with businesses 3/ The AI assistant race keeps getting hotter: - Instinct released Instinct Concierge & an updated hotel booking experience - @bot launched their own email - @pallyai slashed their pricing, making their app free - @NaturaAI is entering the AI assistant hardware space - @hark_labs had an insane user surge in their launch 4/ The agentic economy is catching widespread attn: - @patrickc believes businesses will have to ship higher quality products/services as agents create a more rational economy - @alexandr_wang celebrates the one month anniversary of @Muse and their viral impact - @paulg breaks down the path to disrupt Amazon Want this breakdown delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe here: