Chatbots · September 2026Gaffe level: Feral
Instinct AI Agent Scares User by Hallucinating Someone Else's Private Data Into Their Chat
X user @prit4k posted screenshots where Instinct seemingly served them someone else's middle name and described a financial-document photo they never sent, then apologized, saying the photo had crossed into their chat. Founder Noah Shinn insisted it was just a hallucination, no data breach, which raises the question of which is worse.
Source: MISRYOUM