Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck

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The latest attempt at an AI-powered wearable is an always-listening pendant.

Jodi Halpern, a professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities at UC Berkeley says the idea of having an always-on AI friend versus an actual human one is sort of like a starving person eating junk food.

Schiffmann and his Friend (this one’s name is Emily) have come to WIRED’s San Francisco office to meet with me and my colleague Reece Rogers to talk publicly about this new AI wearable for the first time.

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Author / Journalist: Boone Ashworth

Category: TechnologyStartups

Markets: United StatesJapanNorwayUkraine

Topics: Gear / Gear News and Events Gear

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Published On: 2024-07-30 @ 14:50:00 (5 days ago)

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News Source URL: wired.com

Language: English

Article Length: 2118 words

Reading Time: 12 minutes read

Sentences: 86 lines

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Platforms: Desktop Web, Mobile Web, iOS App, Android App

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