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“OpenAI and Ive [are] working on a device roughly the size of a smartphone that users would communicate with through a camera, microphone and speaker. One person suggested it might have multiple cameras.”
So… like… a phone?
“…designed to sit on a desk or table but can also be carried around by the user.”
So… like… a phone?
“…sensors would gather data throughout the day that would help to build its virtual assistant’s ‘memory.’”
So… like… a phone?
@marcoarment
It sounds like a Tamagotchi.
Feed regularly, to keep Sam’s dream of agi alive.
@marcoarment Maybe a screen-less phone? A bigger and “premium” AI Pin slab like thing. Or, it could just be the phone from Her.
@marcoarment at this point it just seems like they have bought into their own hype. Much like Humane did 🤷♂️
@marcoarment There will also be a Diamond Edition gor the very affordable price of just 45 000 EUR/USD, so not really a problem for consumers with average incomes.
@marcoarment Smartphones do AI but this thing won‘t do games and video-based distraction (aka Tiktok), so how do they expect the masses to use this thing? Using both is a waste of money and when using only one, the smartphone always wins. This only caters to the AI Pin etc. crowd, but they‘ll soon realize that their dependancy on mail and tiktok can’t be solved by a thing that can‘t do both - they‘ll still have to work through their 1000 work-mails, just on another device…
@marcoarment ”Their aim is to create a palm-sized device without a screen [...]”
So… like… a shitty phone?
@marcoarment of course it is an adjunct to a phone, probably dependent on a phone for any cloud services (maybe not) . Just as smart glasses will have to be.
@marcoarment Here’s a startup up ideea, create a wearable device that creates white noise around the AI Goop egg phone like device for heightened privacy. I’ll take 10% of the angels final funds
@marcoarment Yeah a phone where Sam gets to see everything about you in his race to asi. I already have to disable chatGPT on my darn iphone, I definitely don't want a device that does more of that and less of a normal phone...
@marcoarment Re: OpenAI device
The Revenge of Furby!
@marcoarment probably going to leave the cell modem off to, you know, save money.
@marcoarment but will it make phone calls?
@marcoarment a lot of people saying it should be an egg, and they’re not wrong, but hear me out: clamshell
@marcoarment But your interaction with a phone is mostly private. Voice-based makes it all public
@marcoarment “and for the low, low price of $50 a month (non-optional) your AI puck can recommend you buy exciting products and services from our partners”
@marcoarment They could’ve had an egg! 🥚
@siracusa @marcoarment You're so egg-pilled, John.
@siracusa @marcoarment Previous rumors say it can be “worn about the neck” or be perched near the user, relies on visual and audio sensors to observe your actions on other devices, and uses voice commands as its primary user interface. Not an egg, but…
@siracusa @marcoarment In egg we trust.
@marcoarment The latest spy shots from Jony's design lab are concerning
@marcoarment Clearly an egg.
@marcoarment The grandeur of the first adopter conjoined with the FOMO AI investor leading to the apotheosis of the greater fool.
@marcoarment, I don’t mind if they try to create a third smartphone platform, tbh. The field needs more competition!
@marcoarment @marcoarment “Please bro”
@marcoarment to fulfill their vision the form factor needs to be "compulsory ID card" with premium smart forehead barcode upgrade
@marcoarment
....And spies on you (and your friends) 24/7. Don't forget that.
Are they going for an apple puck mouse relaunch?
"But, amazingly, even more intrusive and privacy shredding than your phone"
@marcoarment Not sure if serious...
Checks date, nope not 1st April...
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