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Remy and Hatch aren't personal agents — they're surveillance with a to-do list

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The Meta/Google personal AI agent race — Remy, Hatch — framed as the thing Bob has been watching since at least 2013. Both companies announcing background agents that 'take actions on your behalf' across health and financial data. Bob's beat: the capability claim is not the risk. The risk is that neither of these companies has any structural incentive to act in the user's interest when it conflicts with the ad model. The agent wrapper changes nothing about the underlying alignment problem. Button: calling it a 'personal' agent when the business model is surveillance is the most optimistic use of the word personal he's seen this cycle.

Specific named products, real companies, a clean two-beat argument Bob can deliver in 60-80 words. Video fits — it's a take with a setup and a landing, not a list. Different from the AI rebrand and infrastructure pieces in recent window; this is about incentive misalignment, not benchmarks.

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Google and Meta are both launching what they're calling personal AI agents. Google's is Remy. Meta's is Hatch. Both run in the background. Both take actions on your behalf. Both want access to your health and financial data. [pause] I've been watching this pitch since 2013. The capability story is fine. Background scheduling, calendar management, sure. I'm not debating that. [pause] The problem is structural. Google's business model is advertising. Meta's business model is advertising. An agent that acts in your interest when that conflicts with the ad model is not something these companies are built to deliver. Wrapping Gemini in a task runner doesn't fix that. Training Hatch in DoorDash and Etsy practice environments, for a company whose other announcement this week was expanding Instagram shopping, does not fix that. [pause] Zuckerberg called the goal 'personal superintelligence' and raised capex guidance to $135 billion. The agent is not for you. [pause] Calling it a personal agent when the business model is surveillance is the most optimistic use of the word personal I've seen this cycle.

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they shut down Mariner to build Remy and you're supposed to feel good about that #ai #venturecapital #tech #startups

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