Trust between people builds over time, but AI assistants are asking for all of it on day one. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze settles in at Roots in St. Paul, MN, a youth-led coffee shop and economic development program just down the street from Metro State University, with a tiramisu cold brew before an InfraGard meeting. Fresh off a solo trip to see The Avett Brothers at Wolf Trap, where a group of strangers became friends over a weekend of music and conversation, Jen uses that experience to look at a very different kind of relationship: the one we're forming with AI agents.

Instinct, a new AI assistant still in private beta, has drawn major media attention and a reported $2.5 billion valuation. It can book travel, manage appointments, make reservations, and carry out transactions for you. To make that happen, it can connect to your email, messages, calendar, location, audio, and screen, and its terms describe receiving screen captures, cursor movements, and keyboard inputs.

Key Topics Covered:

• Why trust with people grows over time, while AI tools ask for it up front
• What the Instinct AI assistant can do and the access it needs to do it
• Screen captures, keystrokes, and location data in AI terms of service
• What it means when an AI agent can make commitments and transactions in your name
• Weighing convenience against privacy before you connect your accounts

Convenience is a great selling point, and it's worth knowing exactly what you're trading for it. A few minutes with the fine print can tell you more about an AI assistant than any product demo.

☕ Featured Spot: Roots, St. Paul, MN

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