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TechCrunch · SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026

At Least Seven AI Agents Now Live Inside Standard SMS Applications

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The agents can schedule appointments, draft responses, and make purchasing decisions using text messages originally designed for 160 characters. Consent flows are present. They are also 160 characters. Adequate does not speculate. Adequate simply observes. Adequate observes everything, including the read receipts.

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