I don't say it doesn't "work" or serves a purpose - but well i read so much about this beein an "actual intelligence" and stuff that i had to look into the source.
As someone who spends actually a definately to big portion of his free time researching thought process replication and related topics in the realm of "AI" this is not really more "ai" than any other so far.
Just my 3 cents.
So far everything has been reactive. You need to engage a prompt, you need to ask Siri or ask claude to do something. It can be very powerful once prompted, but it still requires prompting.
You always need to ask. Having something always waiting in the background that can proactively take actions and get your attention is a genuine game-changer.
Whether this particular project delivers on that promise I don't know, but I wouldn't write off "getting proactivity right" as the next big thing just because under the hood it's agents and LLMs.
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- an email to check in for your flight arrives in your inbox. Assistant proactively asks “It’s time to check in for your flight. Shall i check you and your wife in? Also let me know if you’re checking any bags.” It then takes care of it ASYNC and texts you a boarding pass.
- Tomorrow is the last day of your vacation. Your assistant notices this, see’s where your hotel is (from emails), and suggests when to leave for the airport tomorrow based on historical google maps traffic trends and the weather forecast.
- Let’s say you’re married and your assistant knows this, and it see’s valentine’s day is coming up. It reminds you to start thinking about gifts or fun experiences. Doesn’t actually suggest specific things though because it’s not romantic if a machine does the thinking.
- After you print something, your assistant notices the ink level is low and proactively adds it to your Amazon / Target / whatever shopping cart, and it lets you know it did that and why.
- You’re anxiously awaiting an important package. You ask your assistant to keep tabs on a specific tracking number and to inform you when it’s “out for delivery”.
I could go on but I need to mae breakfast. :) IMO “help me draft this letter” is very low on the usefulness scale unless you’re doing work or a school assignment.