NYT: the authors of the AI smartphone Humane AI Pin tried to sell it for a billion dollars
The creators of Humane AI Pin, which was positioned as a replacement for smartphones, tried to sell the device project. This was reported by The New York Times (NYT).
Humane AI Pin was presented at the beginning of the year: a device based on artificial intelligence (AI) did not have a display, but transmitted information by voice or through projection. The device was positioned as a replacement for smartphones. NYT sources learned that Humane executives were disappointed in the project and decided to sell it to a large company.
It is reported that the entrepreneurs communicated with the American IT giant Hewlett Packard (HP). Its founders valued the startup at more than one billion dollars. The creators of the AI smartphone came to HP because in 2010 the corporation acquired the manufacturer of pocket personal computers Palm.
The material clarifies that Humane began negotiations for the sale immediately after the publication of devastating reviews from bloggers and journalists who criticized AI Pin. In particular, the device was ridiculed due to low autonomy, severe overheating and numerous bugs. The cost of Humane AI Pin is $699, or about 62 thousand rubles.
At the beginning of May, specialists from the publication 9to5Google criticized gadgets with artificial intelligence that should replace smartphones. In their opinion, modern AI-based gadgets are terrible even in comparison with the “worst smartphones.”
Source: Lenta
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