What if the groundbreaking ‘iPhone AI’ is just a regular old phone? 

Thank god for the Humane Ai Pin and Rabbit r1 launches this year. These "not-a-phone" gadgets are supposed to put AI front and center. But each of them represents a different type of failure. Yet I'm thankful for both of them, as they've opened our eyes to the reality of AI hardware: We have some neat-looking ideas out there, but they're all quite bad.

It's not just genAI models that aren't ready to deliver the kind of experiences these gadgets want to offer. The technology just isn't ready for a device that would let companies manufacture a small, internet-connected, always-on AI device with decent battery life and top specs.

This only makes me question whether the "iPhone of AI" — meaning the disruptive hardware that every company in the industry will have to chase — will have to look and behave like a regular old smartphone. Sam Altman and Jony Ive are supposedly working on the iPhone of artificial intelligence for ChatGPT, an AI gadget that reportedly needs financial backing of at least $1 billion to become a reality.

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