Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Monday, September 28, 2026
Noah Shinn highlighted the 'trusted person network' as a key feature for Instinct's agent communication, emphasizing that connections should be limited to trusted individuals. He also noted the AI's ability to autonomously complete tasks without user prompting, distinguishing it from text-generating AI.
“I think the key unlock here, we called it a trusted person network. And the key, uh, is that it, it, you should only be connected with your trusted people.”
“And that's the difference between an AI that just generates text and an AI that actually acts on your behalf.”