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The AI Pin has arrived and Kara Swisher has thoughts #pivot

November 15, 2023 / 00:53

This episode discusses the AI Pin from Humane Inc., a wearable device priced at $6.99 with a $24 monthly subscription. The conversation critiques its functionality, comparing it to Google Glass and expressing skepticism about the practicality of wearables.

The hosts share their impressions of the AI Pin, noting its voice-based use and projection features. They find the device overly complex and not intuitive, questioning its necessity in daily life.

Concerns are raised about the potential for media hype surrounding the AI Pin, with predictions that it may not succeed in the long term. The hosts suggest that the device may not fulfill any current needs.

Listeners are encouraged to watch the promotional video, described as strange, to better understand the device's concept and presentation.

TL;DR

The episode critiques the AI Pin wearable, questioning its practicality and predicting it may fail like Google Glass.

Video

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you can now wear your AI device uh with
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AI pin have you seen this thing $6.99
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$24 a month subscription the device
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comes from uh Humane ink in what was the
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weirdest video I've ever seen it's like
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a pen that goes on your jacket it's
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primarily voicebase use and meant to
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eventually replace the smartphone I have
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to say I was so wildly unimpressed with
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this I just don't think wearables work I
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think we have one wearable and it's our
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phone but this thing that projects onto
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your hand and then you can do this it
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feels endlessly complex and to learn it
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uh it didn't seem intuitive it just
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didn't serve any need that I had right
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now my guess is this is Google Glass
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it'll get a ton of media hype ton of
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media tension and it will die as slow
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than a fast death you're going to see
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some sort of AI device that you carry or
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wear right this just answers your
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questions all day go watch the video
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it's the strangest video you've ever
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seen

Episode Highlights

  • The AI Pin: A New Wearable
    The AI pin is a $6.99 device that aims to replace smartphones, but reactions are mixed.
    “I just don't think wearables work.”
    @ 00m 21s
    November 15, 2023

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Subscription Model00:05
  • Unimpressed Reaction00:18
  • Media Hype Prediction00:39

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