2024-02-07 14:51:23
Attractive AIs in 2024… You May Not Need Them
A clothes peg powered by artificial intelligence for $700 and a subscription service… It is true that it is a useless product, but this madness carries with it some hope.
Devices of the “post-mobile” era
Since the past decade, major technology companies have been chasing one dream: inventing a device to replace the smartphone.
For this reason, these companies have developed face and wrist computers, speakers for the living room, and virtual reality glasses.
It is true that Apple smart watches, Alexa speakers, and MetaQuest virtual reality helmets have succeeded in attracting people, but none of these products have been able to displace the smartphone from its throne in digital life.
The R1 device from Rabbit is powered by artificial intelligence
But to dream the rest! In 2024, we are waiting for the emergence of new devices designed to make the most of artificial intelligence technologies, just as “GPT Chat” did.
So, you should expect to hear a lot this year about AI computers that attach to your clothes, AI devices worn as necklaces, AI robots, AI laptops with AI keys, and even AI smartphones – and more computers for your faces, And your wrists, and your living rooms, says Shira Ovedi, a technology analyst in Washington.
These AI-powered devices may become one of the most talked about technologies in 2024, however, they may be the least useful technologies this year.
These artificial intelligence devices may invite us to mock them and the hype surrounding them, but at the same time, we should encourage ourselves to exercise cautious curiosity.
You may hear a lot of meaningless talk, but we see in this hype some promises that will perhaps go further than the smartphone.
Experimental necklace for listening to sounds
New smart tools
Let us talk below about artificial intelligence devices, and what is useful and what is not useful about them.
What are artificial intelligence devices? Do we need it? “Artificial Intelligence devices” are divided into two parts:
Some technology companies are counting on developing new forms of computers – glasses, jewelry, robots, or even something similar to a pager but with a touch of artificial intelligence.
These devices are also presented to consumers as less intrusive than a phone when taking photos, messaging a partner, or even asking a chatbot for shopping recommendations.
These devices will likely be incomplete, questionable, or built on terrible ideas – or all of the above.
Developed meta looks
• “Ai Pin” clip. This clip that you attach to your clothes summons a chatbot, and it can provide you with weather forecasts by projecting them onto your palm using a laser. The price of this computer-powered pin, developed by Human, is $699, with an annual subscription to its services worth $288.
It looks more like a beautiful decorative pin that no sane person would want to buy.
• The same goes for the Demo Necklace, a necklace that records everything you say and hear to play back good clips.
• Chatbot glasses. We also heard interesting talk in Silicon Valley about the new version of Meta glasses powered by a chat robot.
• Replacement glasses for the phone. In turn, former iPhone designer Jony Ivey is working on an artificial intelligence-powered device in collaboration with Sam Altman, the CEO who was fired and rehired at OpenAI.
Altman himself is somewhat wary of AI machines. The latter described most of the ideas for computing devices supported by artificial intelligence as “very bad” during an interview he conducted with the Wall Street Journal last October.
The problem with anything that tries to “beat” smartphones is that these devices are familiar, useful, common and ingrained in our lives.
But we also cannot deny that the advancement of artificial intelligence and the Internet requires the advancement of the devices we use to access them. Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of the company that owns the Snapchat platform, has been working for about ten years to develop glasses that combine what you see around you with digital images.
Spiegel is clear when he talks about how long it will take to develop a great device that’s better than a smartphone, and why this endeavor is worth it.
“Although smartphones are now present in every part of our lives, we still feel that they hinder us from enjoying the experience of exploring the world,” Spiegel said in an email. “It’s time for something new.”
Spiegel believes that his company’s glasses, which have seen slow improvement over the past years, “will provide a more vivid computing experience that is easier to share with friends and rooted in the real world.”
Phones and computers with artificial intelligence
The second category of artificial intelligence devices is smartphones, smart speakers, laptops, and other devices whose internal structure is redesigned to allow you to speak with a chatbot, enhance your photos using artificial intelligence, or translate a video clip from Japanese quickly and easily.
We expect that this year will also witness Samsung boasting about its Galaxy phones powered by artificial intelligence, which will be released this month, although Apple and Pixel (Google) phones have been undergoing changes for years to take advantage of the capabilities of artificial intelligence.
This type of hardware redesign may be less glamorous, but it will likely be more feasible and useful than new AI inventions.
But we sincerely advise you not to pay attention to the hype surrounding AI-powered smartphones and laptops.
It is enough for you to know that the next phone or computer you will buy will contain more artificial intelligence capabilities than its predecessor, and that every other noise you may hear is nothing but bubbles to market a new phone or laptop to make it seem supernatural.
Finally, we tell you that you are facing a lot of artificial intelligence devices that are not worth buying, but we must not lose sight of the dream they represent because you deserve new ideas that provide you with more immersive and less restrictive digital experiences.
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