Tab emerges from stealth with a messaging-based personal AI assistant
Tab says its assistant can handle errands through messages, but its public site currently offers a private-beta waitlist rather than open access.
An assistant reached through messages
Tab emerged from stealth this week with a personal AI assistant that users contact through messaging, TechCrunch reported on October 7. Co-founder Ammar Amdani told the outlet that people can send requests over iMessage or WhatsApp, including grocery orders and gift searches. Tab’s own site describes a broader set of possible tasks: making calls, using connected accounts, opening websites, creating files and handling purchases. The company says it shows the item, total and payee before spending and requires the user’s approval. These are Tab’s descriptions of its intended service, not independent proof that it completes every task reliably.
Access and trust questions
Tab’s website currently labels access a private beta and invites visitors to join a waitlist. That matters because emerging from stealth does not mean the assistant is generally available. TechCrunch said Tab announced a $300 million valuation, while the company declined to disclose exact funding details; the valuation is therefore a reported company figure, not an independently verified financing amount. The service’s proposed access to personal accounts, calls and payments makes permission boundaries and performance important questions. The reviewed sources do not establish how the assistant performs across those sensitive workflows in ordinary use.