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summary: "Eugenia Kuyda's newest startup Wabi offers a personal AI assistant that is free and downloadable to anyone, based on an idea she had more than a decade ago."
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# Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago

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**Published:** 2026-10-19T18:49:04.000Z
**Category:** Products
**Topics:** agent

## Summary

Eugenia Kuyda's newest startup Wabi offers a personal AI assistant that is free and downloadable to anyone, based on an idea she had more than a decade ago\.

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