Replika founder launches personal AI assistant Wabi
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On 20 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that Replika founder Eugenia Kuyda has released Wabi 2.0 to all users. It is a multi-threaded personal AI assistant that runs in the form of a messaging app, where users can build and use custom mini-apps within separate task threads. Once an email account is connected, the agent automatically creates several threads and apps, and users can add more as needed; threads can be shared as group chats, with access limited per individual chat. Wabi is currently free, its business model is not yet settled, and the company is negotiating a new funding round.
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- TechCrunch · AIReplika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago
Eugenia Kuyda's newest startup Wabi is positioned to take advantage of an idea she had more than a decade ago. Wabi offers a personal AI assistant with a twist, free and downloadable to anyone today.
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