Key facts
- Wabi, an AI startup previously focused on app building via prompts, is pivoting to an AI messenger.
- The new Wabi 2.0 experience aims to combine conversation with productivity tasks in a single interface.
- Founder Eugenia Kuyda stated Wabi 2.0 is a personal agent that builds interfaces on demand.
- Users can create apps like calorie trackers or calendars within the messenger.
- Wabi 2.0 is currently available via invite codes distributed on X.
Wabi, an AI startup that previously enabled users to build apps using prompts, is shifting its focus to become an AI messenger. The company announced this week that Wabi 2.0, as the new experience is called, will function as a personal agent capable of performing tasks and creating necessary user interfaces on demand.
Founder Eugenia Kuyda, who also founded the AI companion startup Replika, described Wabi 2.0 as a "personal agent that does stuff for you and builds the interface you need in the moment." This new direction positions Wabi to compete more directly with AI agents that integrate both conversational and productivity functions. The pivot comes as demand for AI agents grows and as companies like OpenAI are enhancing their chatbot interfaces with app functionalities.
Kuyda explained that a chat-only agent experience can become cumbersome, with history and ongoing tasks getting buried. She believes users want to interact through tapping and scrolling, not just typing, and that the most powerful agent will combine both conversational and graphical interfaces. The idea is that as a user requests a task, Wabi 2.0 can generate a relevant interface, such as a calorie tracker for health-related discussions or a family calendar for parenting tasks.