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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.
0:00 Intro
00:55 90 Seconds on The Verge
02:29 How Do You Use AI Agents?
04:53 Choosing An Agent
09:36 Muse Versus Instinct
12:37 Dots Finds Its Lane
15:45 Convenience Versus Humanity
24:04 AI As A Toolkit
29:34 When To Avoid AI
31:04 Muse Almost Bought Me A Car
33:32 Permissions And Privacy
39:16 What Tools Will Stick
41:22 Wrap Up
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