'Ai Pin' wearable introduced by Humane, supported by former Apple execs and Microsoft

 'Ai Pin' wearable introduced by Humane, supported by former Apple execs and Microsoft

The gadget, dubbed the "Ai Pin," is meant to be worn on clothes and may be touched to speak with a virtual assistant that uses cloud computing capacity from Microsoft and technology from OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT. It projects text and monochrome pictures onto the user's hand using a laser projection technology.

A star-studded roster of co-founders and executives includes Humane, a Silicon Valley firm. On Thursday, the company unveiled a $699 gadget that promises to put state-of-the-art artificial intelligence in your pocket.

The gadget, dubbed the "Ai Pin," is meant to be worn on clothes and may be touched to speak with a virtual assistant that uses cloud computing capacity from Microsoft and technology from OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT. It projects text and monochrome pictures onto the user's hand using a laser projection technology.

Humane is just one of many Silicon Valley startups hoping to discover the next big thing in consumer electronics. It was founded by former Apple employees who worked on the iPhone. During an earlier this year display of the Ai Pin, Humane co-founder and President Imran Chaudhri said that "the future is not on your face." However, the business has categorically rejected the mixed-reality headsets that are being developed by companies like Apple and Meta Platforms.

Instead, Humane is selling a gadget that doesn't have a conventional screen and communicates with the user nearly exclusively via artificial intelligence. The virtual assistant on the Pin attempts to outpace competitors by crafting messages in the user's voice and providing a "Catch Me Up" function to condense an unorganized email inbox. In addition, the Pin has a camera that may be used to capture images or to scan things, such as food, and provide the user with an estimated nutritional value.

"Ai Pin is the manifestation of our vision to integrate AI into the fabric of daily life, enhancing our ability to innovate without overshadowing our humanity," Chaudhri stated in a press release.

According to the firm, the Ai Pin will be on sale in the US on November 16. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, Microsoft, and other donors have contributed $241 million to Humane.