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Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago

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19 October 2026

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opportunities

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AI & ML

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United States

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Fusion42 · 19 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Eugenia Kuyda, founder of Replika, has launched Wabi, a multiplayer personal AI assistant messaging app that enables users to manage multiple AI threads for various tasks and long-term goals, integrating app-building functionalities and shared group chat features. Wabi aims to differentiate itself from competitors by using multi-threaded conversations to reduce AI hallucinations and context loss, while fostering collaborative AI use between multiple users.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Personal AI assistants are moving beyond solo use to support shared tasks and group collaboration, opening new user engagement and product design opportunities for you in AI messaging. This means your AI app must handle privacy and multi-user contexts seamlessly or risk falling behind.

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