Instinct coordinates a Friday night with friends
Ethan Cole says he asked Instinct to organize a Friday night with friends. In his post, the service coordinated with the other people’s Instinct assistants, worked out food and drinks, selected a movie, synchronized everyone’s timing, placed the order and added the plan to the calendar. He presents it as an alternative to the usual group chat loop of asking who is free, deciding what to eat and following up with people.
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Complete this task from my stated requirements, keep a concise log of decisions and sources, and pause before sending messages or spending money.
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- Ethan Cole AI (@ethancole_ai)
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- Reported result
- Cole reports that the Friday plan, order and calendar entry were completed without a prolonged group chat. No time or cost figures are provided.
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- The post does not describe confirmation steps, attendee preferences or purchase approval; users should review the proposed plan and cost before ordering.
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How the agent did it
- Cole asked Instinct to plan a Friday evening with his friends.
- The assistants coordinated schedules and worked out food, drinks and a movie.
- Instinct placed an order and added the agreed plan to the calendar, according to Cole.
Ethan Cole says he asked Instinct to organize a Friday night with friends. In his post, the service coordinated with the other people’s Instinct assistants, worked out food and drinks, selected a movie, synchronized everyone’s timing, placed the order and added the plan to the calendar. He presents it as an alternative to the usual group chat loop of asking who is free, deciding what to eat and following up with people.
The useful part is the coordination across participants: each person’s assistant could contribute availability, then the workflow turned the agreed plan into a food order and calendar entry. Cole says the night was locked in, but does not identify the friends, menu, movie, order cost or exact event time. The post also does not spell out who approved the purchase or how dietary preferences were checked.
A cautious version of the workflow would ask each person to share only the availability and preferences needed, present the proposed plan and total cost, and wait for approval before placing an order. Cole’s post is a short first-person report with no independent measurement of time saved or evidence that every participant used the same setup.
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Source: X · Ethan Cole AI (@ethancole_ai)
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What did Instinct coordinate?
Cole says it coordinated friends’ schedules, food and drinks, a movie, the order and a calendar entry.
Did Instinct place the food order?
Cole says it placed the order, though the post does not state its cost or who approved the purchase.
Does the post name the movie or attendees?
No. It describes the planning steps but does not identify the movie, friends or event details.
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Cole says Instinct coordinated with participants’ assistants, settled the plan, placed the food order and updated the calendar.
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Credit: Ethan Cole AI (@ethancole_ai) — X
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Tools and topics
Instinct · Calendar · Food ordering
social planning · group scheduling · food ordering
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