Daring FireballHumane Unveils AI Pin
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/11/09/humane-ai-pin
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/11/09/humane-ai-pin
Thomas Brand@daringfireball “Make me sound more excited.”
@daringfireball “I’m going to eat it.”
“Enjoy it.”
Chase@Eggfreckles @daringfireball I need my AI assistant to be more dismissive.
“I’m going to eat it.”
“That’s nice.”
David Gian-Cursio@daringfireball The unfiltered air conditioner hum in the background really gives strong “FLIM SPRINGFIELD” vibes. “This thing must be hot! They don’t need flashy real-world demo footage, or even proper sound editing!”
Aaron Antcliff@daringfireball While neat, this device loses immediately to any smartwatch that adds camera functionality, whether in the case or a special watch band. Who is this for exactly?
Delric@daringfireball set looks just like an Apple store. drink every time a designer says “colorways”
St. Chris@daringfireball Is it just me, or is it really off-putting when the video editor relies mostly on the off-angle view where the presenters aren’t looking at the camera? I know that the back-and-forth between angles became a standard for presentations a long time ago, but I've never been comfortable with it, and this is way too much.
And god, a company called “Humane” should try to get presenters who can at least convincingly fake genuine communication with other humans.
Eric Peacock@FormerlyStC @daringfireball Not just you, and one of my paying gigs is editing video.
And yes, the audio is terrible in this.
Peter Thille@daringfireball If the sales pitch is for AI to handle everything so I don't have to worry about apps, it is a hard pass from me. And having the AI give an incorrect answer in the intro video doesn't inspire confidence. It was correct about the date of the next solar eclipse, 8 April 2024. But the best viewing locations it gave were for the 20 April 2023 eclipse. http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/Solar_Eclipses.html#TSE_2024
monkyhead@daringfireball Impossible to describe how much I don’t want this
Rex> They really do mean for this to replace, not supplement, your phone.
NYTimes:
> But even after months of wearing their Ai Pins all day, Humane’s founders can’t fully detach from their screens. “Are we using our smartphones less?” Mr. Chaudhri asked. “We’re using them differently.”
Raouf Dool@daringfireball the lack of music bed is a choice
@daringfireball the projected display on hand is so so so bad
@daringfireball been dying for a consumer tech product I can tell “I’m gonna eat it”
Oliver Hahn@daringfireball It's completely normal for him to go to a store, possibly get advice and then buy the product online with his cool AI Pin because it's 2 dollars cheaper there. As an ai company, you are used to using other people's work without compensating them for their efforts.
BMXjim@daringfireball they look so sad :(
DanielThe “AI” is downstairs and powered by Mark, Helly, and Zach clicking on random numbers. #severance
Steve Pilon@daringfireball Strong hostage video vibes. Could they be any less excited?
Christopher Grande@daringfireball I want to know how this product looked before ChatGPT showed up on the scene… I feel like that is the only thing that made shipping this now possible.