Seven. Hundred. {Dollars}. After a yr of asking questions on this much-hyped AI wearable, the Humane AI Pin is right here, and, properly, we nonetheless have a number of questions. We’re additionally nonetheless making an attempt to determine the way it all works — and the place it goes from right here.
On this episode of The Vergecast, we dive deep into our evaluate of the AI Pin and take a look at to determine what went mistaken with this machine and whether or not there’s an actual future for it or some other AI-powered gadget. The difficulty, we uncover, is that these gadgets are stacking new know-how on prime of recent know-how, and till all of it works completely, none of it’s going to work very properly. Additionally, did we point out the AI Pin is seven hundred {dollars}?
After that, we speak concerning the rising rift between OpenAI and the remainder of the web after some excellent reporting confirmed what number of hundreds of thousands of YouTube movies the corporate transcribed and used to coach its fashions. We additionally discuss how Taylor Swift’s music got here again to TikTok and whether or not there could be extra to come back.
Lastly, we get a remarkably on-brand set of reports within the lightning spherical, together with E Ink screens, content material regulation, and picture sharing. Sony additionally made a brand new celebration speaker, so after all, we spend an unreasonably very long time on the celebration speaker. It’s a must to have a look at these pictures.
If you wish to know extra about every part we focus on on this episode, listed here are a couple of hyperlinks to get you began, starting with Humane:
And within the lightning spherical:
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