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Author @defi_dua claims “AI’s always been Actually Indian VAs in Hyderabad,”…

Brief

Poke announces Poke Human, a human-assisted layer for its product, deployed in Preview for Ultra subscribers starting 2026-06-25. The post asserts that AI has effectively been Indian virtual assistants in Hyderabad, and credits partners Mercor AI and Whop for powering the human-backed preview.

Why it matters

Author @defi_dua claims “AI’s always been Actually Indian VAs in Hyderabad,” asserting that many AI services have effectively been Indian virtual assistants.

Key details

  • Poke announced a new service, Poke Human, with humans now assisting the product; it launches in Preview for Ultra subscribers starting 2026-06-25 and is powered by @mercor_ai and @whop.
Source evidence

AI’s always been Actually Indian VAs in Hyderabad

Poke (@interaction)

Some things still need a human.

Poke now has humans helping it out.

Powered by @mercor_ai and @whop, Poke Human is in Preview for Ultra subscribers starting today!

Video

— https://nitter.net/interaction/status/2070186007299772700#m