--- title: Instinct’s new product recommendations are giving some... description: Instinct, the AI agent startup recently valued at $10 billion after a $1 billion Series C, launched a feature called Instinct Selections that pushes... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/instinct-s-new-product-recommendations-are-giving-some-users-the-ick-t7w2uydmy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Instinct’s new product recommendations are giving some users the ick | daily.dev og:description: Instinct, the AI agent startup recently valued at $10 billion after a $1 billion Series C, launched a feature called Instinct Selections that pushes... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/instinct-s-new-product-recommendations-are-giving-some-users-the-ick-t7w2uydmy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/t7w2uyDmY.png og:image:alt: Instinct’s new product recommendations are giving some users the ick og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Instinct’s new product recommendations are giving some users the ick **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Instinct, the AI agent startup recently valued at $10 billion after a $1 billion Series C, launched a feature called Instinct Selections that pushes human-curated product, dining, and travel recommendations to users. The rollout has drawn backlash from users who say they received unsolicited suggestions (luggage, sunglasses, hats) they never asked for, calling the experience 'disappointing' and giving them an 'ewwww' moment. Critics note that unsolicited recommendations only work if highly personalized; otherwise they feel like spam or ads, especially as Instinct competes with agents from Meta and OpenAI that don't push unsolicited product suggestions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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