Wabi opens its AI assistant with shared chats and custom apps
By Automate Basics, written with AI from TechCrunch's original
Wabi has opened its personal AI assistant to everyone. According to TechCrunch, it can organize tasks into separate chats, create small apps within them and let people share a chat with others. Wabi is free for now.
What changed
Wabi has launched its personal AI assistant for all users, TechCrunch reports. The assistant works like a messaging app, with separate chats for different tasks or longer-term goals. Within a chat, it can create small custom apps rather than leaving every task in a conversation.
According to TechCrunch, connecting an email account prompts Wabi to set up initial chats and apps. Users can also ask for a custom app or start another chat. Chats can be shared with other people, making them group conversations with the assistant. Wabi says access to personal information is set separately for each shared chat, and participants can see when someone requests that information. Those controls matter if a group wants help coordinating tasks without sharing everything in each person’s account.
Who can use Wabi, and what does it cost?
Wabi is available to all users and is free for now, according to TechCrunch. The company has not settled on a business model, so the report does not establish whether the service will remain free or what a paid offering might include. It does not identify workplace plans or team pricing.
The assistant is described as a personal product, but its shared chats may interest people who coordinate ongoing work with others. The examples in TechCrunch’s report concern personal and family planning, not a business deployment. Someone considering Wabi for work should therefore treat a small, low-risk coordination task as a way to assess its fit, rather than assume it has the administration or safeguards their organization requires.
How do I try Wabi for a work task?
A low-stakes planning task is a sensible first way to assess Wabi at work. For example, ask it to keep a separate chat for an ongoing team activity and suggest a small app that helps track what the group needs to coordinate. TechCrunch reports that users can request custom apps and share chats, but it does not establish how well those features handle workplace tasks.
Before relying on the result, check whether the app captures the information you intended, whether the assistant keeps the chat focused and what each participant can access. Be especially careful before connecting an email account or sharing calendar or financial details. TechCrunch says Wabi can use those kinds of information in shared chats; a workplace trial should follow your organization’s rules for sensitive data.
Frequently asked questions
Does Wabi build custom apps for users?
Yes. TechCrunch reports that Wabi can create small apps within task-focused chats. Connecting an email account prompts it to make some initial chats and apps, and users can request others. The report does not establish how reliably an app will meet a particular work requirement.
Can other people join a Wabi chat?
Yes. Wabi chats can be shared as group conversations, according to TechCrunch. The report says access to personal information is set for each chat, and participants can see when someone requests that information. Check those boundaries before using a shared chat for work.
Is Wabi free to use?
Wabi is free for now and available to all users, TechCrunch reports. The company has not decided on a business model. The report gives no workplace plan or team price, so it is not yet clear whether future charges or business-specific options will apply.
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