Instinct's group-chat launch includes friends without accounts, not access to private inboxes

Coordinating a group usually means passing preferences and plans between people. Instinct's October launch proposed a shared assistant inside that conversation.

What happenedTechCrunch reports a shared Instinct for group chats, including friends without accounts. The October launch began with early-access users.

Why it mattersCompany-described boundaries matter as much as the group feature: the shared agent cannot access personal accounts, personal sharing needs permission, and new members cause pending personal replies to be held.