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Instinct AI agent faces founder's warning on data hallucinations and user reports of slowdowns

The Instinct AI agent is reportedly experiencing two distinct issues. Its founder has stated that the agent's hallucinations could potentially generate data that resembles a stranger's personal information. Separately, users of the AI agent have observed and reported a noticeable slowdown in its performance.

2 articles from 1 outlet covered this story. The underlying claim is sourced from a shipped.

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1 outlet covered “Instinct AI agent faces founder's warning on data hallucinations and user reports of…”. All of them report the following:

  • Instinct is an AI agent
  • Instinct's founder warned about data hallucinations
  • Instinct users reported a slowdown
  • Hallucinations could resemble stranger's data

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