‘The idea of #AI wearables is not new. Enough time may have passed for Silicon Valley to forget the debacle of Google #Glass, the AI-powered headset that the search company launched in 2013 but largely abandoned just two years later. But the reaction to #Humane will only fuel suspicion that the latest attempts to reboot Glass are just another manifestation of an AI funding bubble.’ https://www.ft.com/content/ccec597d-11bb-4105-858f-78580d4331a1
So if I understand these wearable AIs approach I am supposed to carry a second super cheap phone that is specifically for AI around and that will help me not take out my primary smart phone?
Cool cool got it. One question.
Can I get a third phone with special software for #shitposting to make phone of the second phone so I don’t have to take out the first phone to dunk on them?
Imagine if someone made a clip for an Apple Watch so you could wear it. Maybe the clip has a camera that connects via Bluetooth boom you best Humane, Rabbit R1, etc immediately and have an existing OS and app ecosystem and phone integration. Seems a bit easier than what everyone is currently doing.
In the decades to come, the idea that animals have consciousness will become normal. The old, racist, command-and-control, hierarchical ideas will be confined to the bin of history 🗑️
It's interesting to see people so upset with Marques Brownlee #mkbhd. Maybe his #FIsker and #Humane video titles contain some hyperbole, but to me those videos point out a real problem with consumerism.
So many people purchase tech based on potential or promised features. Tesla is to blame for a lot of that — maybe Apple to a lesser extent.
If you test drive an #EV, base your purchasing decision on the idea that that car would stay exactly the same until you’re ready to purchase the next one.
Good Upgrade from @jsnell and Myke Hurley on the DOJ #Apple complaint and the #Humane AI Pin not integrating with iPhones. Three reactions:
There are shades of AT&T freezing out Carterfone’s wireless handset.
OTOH, regulating smartphone interop with an external device is radically more complex than foreign attachments on the PSTN.
Integration and camera aside, the pin form factor is objectively worse than the watch in almost every way. Smart glasses pose a much more interesting case.
"The pin shipped with fraction of the features promised...features that did ship fail most of the time.
It's too heavy, and has atrocious battery life, with users expected to swap batteries every few hours as the device runs uncomfortably hot. Its projector is useless in daylight, and its input system is awkward and slow."
There has been a lot of anticipation for the Humane AI Pin, ever since it raised $100 million in funding early last year.
Now people have had the chance to try the AI wearable in real life, and it seems like it is some way from being the revolutionary device they hoped for. Tom’s Guide has rounded up the reviews.
#horror – #Trailers – #horrormovies – #Humane – @IFCFilms – A global environmental collapse forces world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce earth’s population. Opening in theaters April 26. …
Just finished Kris Manjapra’s “Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation”
Fascinating and heartbreaking analysis of how #emancipation has always been a means of continuing slavery while pretending to eliminate it (via “indenture periods” and reparations to slavers for “property lost”) and how to move past this #history for a more #humane world
The authenticity of mercifulness is ultimately revealed not through isolated acts that might serve an immediate purpose, but through consistent, genuine, & compassionate behavior towards all individuals, especially those who are most vulnerable
Almost pulled the trigger on the #humane pin out of morbid curiosity, but it comes with a required $24/month plan? That turns the cheapest unit into a $1000 cost for the first year, which is…really high.
Some belated thoughts on Humane's Ai pin, in a little post I call (checks notes) "Random belated musings on Humane’s Ai Pin". You can see how I'm not using AI to write these headlines, can't you?
Deputy Knesset Speaker Nissim Vaturi is one of many Israeli leaders who have made #genocidal statements against #Palestinians.
Nissim Vaturi, the far-right deputy speaker of the Israeli parliament, raised eyebrows and ire Friday after asserting on social media that Israel's war on Gaza—which has killed and maimed over 40,000 people and displaced around 70% of the population—is "too humane."
“Humane will be updating its AI Pin reveal video to address a big error.In the video, Humane’s AI Pin confidently lied about the best places to watch April’s upcoming total solar eclipse, but Humane staffer (and Verge alum) Sam Sheffer said in Humane’s Discord that this was a bug that’s since been resolved. Sheffer says Humane will be updating the video on its website, but as of this writing, the wrong eclipse information is still in it.
“The device also misstated the amount of protein in a handful of almonds. Sheffer says the pin was spelling out the amount of protein for a half cup of almonds, which was the “correct and current” behavior. However, he says the behavior will “improve over time.” The video on Humane’s website has a footnote that says “protein amount estimated” — I’m not sure if this was there originally.”
‘Humane’ Review: Caitlin Cronenberg’s First Feature Is a Searing Domestic Thriller About Crimes of the Not-So-Distant Future (variety.com)
In a future where state-sanctioned euthanasia is the answer to climate change, four furious siblings have two hours to decide which one will die....