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Poke, which lets users access AI agents via text message, becomes the first AI agent approved for Apple's Messages for Business platform; Poke launched in March

TechCrunch Sarah Perez

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  • @interaction @interaction on x
    Say hi to the new Poke! 🌴 Now officially approved by Apple to text on Apple Messages. As the first and only AI agent. Chat now: https://poke.com/ [video]
  • @samyok @samyok on x
    Alongside Apple Messages support we also rolled out a much, much faster Poke — try it out on any channel, especially grey bubble :)
  • @claudiadalmaug Claudia on x
    history in the making. the first and only ai agent officially on apple messages 🌴
  • @jxnlco Jason on x
    LETS GOOO poke is the only ai agent that I've been a daily active user in since they've launched.
  • @ultralinx @ultralinx on x
    This is sick. However, how long till Apple do it themselves? Which they definitely should.
  • @_kelindi @_kelindi on x
    we've been building @stanleyforx on iMessage for months now. seeing poke get official apple approval for AI texting feels like the whole thesis getting validated.
  • @_abhixyz Abhi on x
    Looks like a new surface Apple is trying out, let developers build verified agents that live in iMessage with poke as the first? If so, absolutely genius. Single pane of glass for consumer agents
  • @jsngr Jordan Singer on x
    this makes me wonder if Apple is acknowledging they own the best messaging app and agents should live in it as a first-class citizen too if they want a piece of the post-app pie
  • @parkerortolani Parker Ortolani on x
    what are the chances one of the new Messages features in 27 are bots as part of the business program
  • @ludvigbarthold1 Ludvig Bartholdsson on x
    I'm very surprised Apple didn't wait until WWDC in four days to announce they officially support AI Agents in iMessage. (...if it's true, that they changed their iMessage For Business rules)
  • Sarah Perez Sarah Perez on linkedin
    Huge!  Apple just approved the first AI agent to run on Apple's Messages for Businesses platform, which has previously been available only to partners like retailers …