Rabbit Founder Jesse Lyu on OS3: Lowering the Barrier for Personal Agents

Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu discussed the company's new agent operating system OS3 in a recent interview, describing how users can assign tasks from the web or Telegram while the system calls on AI models of their choice. OS3 can connect to up to five computers to search files, operate software, browse the web or write code, all within a single continuous conversation window.

Lyu said that for personal agents to reach ordinary consumers, the first priority is lowering the barrier to entry. He argued that human thinking is not file-based, so OS3 avoids separate task categories for work and personal life. Instead, users speak directly in one conversation window, and the system relies on memory and task scheduling to decide which tool to invoke and which computer should handle the task. OS3 also follows a bring-your-own-key model, reflecting Lyu's view that no single model provider has an absolute edge in the current competitive landscape.

Lyu also said Rabbit's r1 device has shipped more than 100,000 units worldwide with a return rate below 5%. He acknowledged a gap between early expectations and the initial software experience, but said the engineering direction was right. Since September 2026, competition in the personal agent space has intensified: Meta launched Muse, Manus launched Cue, Alibaba's Qwen connected to Taobao shopping, and ByteDance's Doubao introduced conversational ride-hailing. Lyu believes model advances make agents easier to build, but whether ordinary users will keep using them remains unclear, and the demand for personal agents is not yet proven.