Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago
THE SO WHAT
Wabi’s launch from Replika’s founder shows the personal AI assistant thesis has real persistence—what changed is that infra and models finally caught up. The competitive bar for assistants is shifting from “can it answer” to “does it remember, adapt, and feel aligned with me over years.”
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