The long-promised personal AI assistant is arriving, with a crowded field of agents offering to run pieces of everyday life. Chatbots answer questions, but AI agents can shop, make calls, book tickets, manage calendars and navigate the web. The agentic model first took off in coding and professional work and is now spilling into everyday life. OpenAI is expected to enter the market soon after hiring the creator of OpenClaw to "drive the next generation of personal agents." A consumer-agent race has erupted, with startups and tech giants pursuing persistent digital proxies. Instinct connects to users' email, messages, screen, audio and location, then proactively texts or calls to help run their lives; it recently added its own email addresses and the ability to make phone calls, and is now in talks for a $10 billion valuation. Grok Bot, launched by Elon Musk's SpaceXAI in August, gives persistent agents their own cloud computers, lets them sign into users' apps and keeps them working around the clock. Meta's Muse brought the concept to a broader consumer audience this month with a polished app, a customizable avatar and deep integration with Meta's ecosystem. Apple's Siri is finally getting its AI overhaul. The battle to become your personal agent is also a battle to become the keeper of your personal information and data. Apple says some server-based Apple Intelligence features, including the upgraded Siri, will have usage limits, with expanded access potentially tied to iCloud plans. Meta is offering free and