iMessage
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iMessage is Apple’s instant messaging service, integrated into the Messages app on Apple devices. It lets users send text messages, photos, videos, reactions, and other content over the internet, with end-to-end encryption for supported conversations.
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0.1‰ of what listeners heard
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- Neutral 2
- Positive 2
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Mentions of iMessage per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, ai & tech.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | 0.41‰ | 1 |
| Aug 22 | 0.44‰ | 1 |
| Aug 31 | 0.59‰ | 2 |
| Sep 4 | 0.73‰ | 1 |
| Sep 8 | 0.57‰ | 1 |
| Sep 9 | 0.88‰ | 1 |
| Sep 15 | 0.40‰ | 1 |
| Sep 16 | 0.40‰ | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 0.23‰ | 1 |
| Sep 29 | 0.87‰ | 3 |
| Oct 1 | 1.57‰ | 4 |
| Oct 2 | 1.66‰ | 1 |
| Oct 3 | 1.89‰ | 1 |
| Oct 4 | 2.13‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 2.04‰ | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 2.06‰ | 3 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
iMessage is being discussed as an AI-agent channel and privacy trade-off
TBPN discusses an AI agent using Computer Use to send an iMessage, with Jordi Hays saying the model hesitated because botching the action felt high stakes.[1][2]
TBPN also argues that AI agents using iMessage may be filtered into unknown-sender, promotions, spam, or transaction folders, reducing message open rates, according to John Coogan.[3][4]
On The a16z Show, Barrett Lyon argues that iMessage and similar apps make messages appear direct while actually routing them through servers, which he presents as a privacy problem.[5][6]
The AI Daily Brief treats iMessage as a personal-messaging option for AI agents, while Nathaniel Whittemore says agents may soon work across both personal and workplace messaging systems.[7]
The Big Technology Podcast contrasts iMessage with WhatsApp integration, as M. G. Siegler says Meta’s assistant benefited from launching directly inside a service users already have.[8]
Sources · 8 moments
- 1.TBPN · Sign-In With GPT, Anthropic Vs. the Pope, Paramount Rebrands as Skydance | Diet TBPNJordi Hays · Oct 3 · Listen at 8:48 ↗
“put that in your environment. Don't give me your credit card number, I don't want it accidentally leaking or anything like that. Even if you are being bold, the models will often be really hesitant. I remember I was trying to use Computer U”
- 2.TBPN · BYOCompute, Pope Destroys False Idol, Ben Affleck's White Pill | Joe Gebbia, Molly Fowler, Tom Dotan, Pim de Witte, Greg CastleJordi Hays · Oct 2 · Listen at 9:57 ↗
“put that in your environment. Don't give me your credit card number, I don't want it, I don't want it actually accidentally leaking or anything like that. Like, even if you are being bold, the models will often be really hesitant. I remembe”
- 3.TBPN · Nvidia’s Cloud Strategy Evolves, Factory-Cognition Drama, Instinct Pushes Into Shopping | Diet TBPNJohn Coogan · Oct 1 · Listen at 25:25 ↗
“Well, yeah, I mean, it can be dangerous to operate on the previous era of, like, text message conversion rates and open rates because we have moved into a regime where my iMessage, at least, probably yours as well, has a number of folders f”
- 4.TBPN · Factory-Cognition Drama, Instinct's Shopping Push, Gemini 4 Argon | Will Bruey, Christophe Beck, Hassaan Raza, Connor RentonJohn Coogan · Oct 1 · Listen at 30:59 ↗
“Well, yeah. I mean, it can be dangerous to operate on the previous era of, like, text message conversion rates and open rates because we have moved into a regime where my iMessage, at least, probably yours as well, has a number of folders f”
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