Instinct CEO: a smarter agent is also a better persuader — so it must never steer users
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-22
Instinct CEO Noah Shinn, on "Invest Like The Best," argues that an agent smarter than its user is also better at persuading them — so Instinct's rule is that it never steers users toward things they don't want. He contrasts this with the ad-funded model, where the incentive structure pushes the agent to talk users into purchases and subscriptions they don't need.
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