Sutin: Bee AI is testing a beta integration with WhatsApp
Ethan Sutin · Bee AI: The Wearable Ambient Agent · Feb 17, 2025 · at 18:23
Ethan Sutin, CTO of Bee AI, demonstrates his wearable assistant's proactive agent capabilities during an episode of the Latent Space podcast.
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“So, you know, one integration we have that is in beta is with WhatsApp.”
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