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Replika Founder Launches Multiplayer AI Assistant Wabi

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Wabi, a new AI assistant developed by the founder of Replika, has been released to the public. This startup has secured $20 million in pre-seed funding and offers a multiplayer AI assistant accessible through a messenger app, featuring agentic threads for various tasks. AI

IMPACT This launch introduces a new AI assistant focused on multiplayer functionality and agentic threads, potentially impacting how users interact with AI for task management.

RANK_REASON This is a product launch from a startup founded by an individual known for a previous AI product, but it is not a frontier model release from a major AI lab.

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Replika Founder Launches Multiplayer AI Assistant Wabi

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Wabi, the new AI assistant from Replikas founder, has launched for all users. The startup, which raised 20M USD pre-seed, offers a multiplayer AI assistant as a

    Wabi, the new AI assistant from Replikas founder, has launched for all users. The startup, which raised 20M USD pre-seed, offers a multiplayer AI assistant as a messenger app with agentic threads for different tasks. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/repl ikas-founder-built-the-…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/replikas-founder-built-t…

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