Augment Me Debuts WotNow?!, an AI Agent Aimed at Fixing the Focus Crisis
San Francisco, Sept. 18, 2025 — Augment Me has launched WotNow?!, an AI agent that blends neuroscience and adaptive machine learning to tackle one of the workplace and classroom’s biggest problems: declining attention spans.
Unlike many AI apps that automate tasks, WotNow?! monitors a user’s focus in real time through smartphone cameras and delivers quick prompts to restore concentration. By mapping individual “peak performance times,” the app helps users align cognitively demanding work with their natural rhythms.
Why This Launch Matters
Attention loss has become one of the defining challenges of modern work and study. Research has tied disengagement to lower productivity, reduced learning outcomes, and higher stress levels. Augment Me argues that most AI tools, by taking work away from humans, may actually deepen the problem — while its technology is built to enhance human capacity instead.
In pilot programs, including a two-year study with students in underserved Title I schools, WotNow?! improved test scores by as much as 400 points above national growth benchmarks. Company founder Sameer Yami calls disengagement “the hidden productivity killer” and positions cognitive alignment as the missing link in today’s AI-driven workplace.
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Part of a Bigger Trend in AI
WotNow?! arrives as AI wellness and performance tools gain traction alongside productivity apps. Competitors like MindPortal and Emotiv focus on brain-computer interfaces, but Augment Me’s approach is lighter and more scalable: it works with a device nearly everyone already carries.
Industry observers see this as the start of a new market segment — tools that don’t just manage calendars or automate tasks, but actively optimize human attention. If it gains adoption, WotNow?! could shift the conversation from “AI replacing jobs” to “AI sustaining human performance.”
Early Validation and Next Steps
The app’s selection as one of the Top 200 startups at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield gives it visibility in the crowded AI market. Beyond individuals, Augment Me is targeting schools and enterprises with an API that integrates engagement tracking into classrooms or workflows.
Looking ahead, the company envisions real-time group applications: a presenter could measure the attention levels of an entire room, adapting delivery on the fly. Such scenarios raise both excitement and questions about privacy, signaling where debates over AI and biometrics may head next.
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Availability
WotNow?! is now available on iOS and Android for individuals, with enterprise integration options for organizations. More details can be found on Augment Me’s website.
