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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Just weeks after it’s launch of the AI Pin wearable hailed as a ‘smartphone killer’, Humane is now reportedly considering selling the company.
With several devices struggling with poor reviews and adoption, and vast upgrades coming to smartphones — is the wearable AI sector about to go bust? Let’s explore…
In today’s Duo Discover:
Humane seeks buyer after AI Pin launch
Scientists plan a head transplant system
How to access Google's Gemini 1.5 Flash
HUMANE
Image source: Humane
Humane is reportedly exploring a potential sale of the company, just weeks after its highly-anticipated AI Pin wearable device launched to poor public reviews.
Humane's AI Pin, a magnetic device that clips onto clothing, was touted as a potential "smartphone killer".
The $699 device was criticized for issues with reliability, practicality, and its additional $24/month subscription fee.
As reported by Bloomberg, Humane is seeking a lofty sale price between $750M and $1B despite its rocky debut.
The company has raised $230M from notable investors, including Sam Altman, and was valued at $850M last year prior to the AI Pin’s launch.
Despite wearables like the AI Pin, Rabbit’s r1, and others hitting the market, we’ve yet to really see one truly break through to broader adoption. With AI rapidly coming on-device and Siri 2.0 on the way, our smartphones might just evolve to being the only AI device users really need.
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BRAINBRIDGE
Image source: BrainBridge
Neuroscience startup BrainBridge just introduced a new concept for an AI-driven robotic system capable of performing head transplants — aiming to help patients with terminal illnesses and paralysis.
The CGI demo proposes a system that uses advanced robotics, AI, and real-time molecular imaging to transfer a patient’s head or face onto a donor body.
The company hopes to conduct the first surgery within eight years, and is releasing the concept early to attract top scientists.
A headband with a brain-computer interface (like Neuralink) would help patients communicate and execute tasks during recovery using their minds.
While the mind-blowing (🥁) system seems highly speculative and more sci-fi than reality — so did Neuralink’s brain chips. While we’re likely a long way from this becoming possible, with the rate of advancement in robotics and AI it’s tough to rule anything out over the next decade.
AI TRAINING
Google just released Gemini 1.5 Flash, a lightweight AI model optimized for speed and efficiency, with multimodal reasoning and an impressive 1M context window.
Step-by-step:
Go to Google's AI Studio and sign in with your Google account.
Select "Gemini 1.5 Flash" from the "Models" dropdown menu.
Configure the run settings (temperature, token count, stop sequences, safety) and system instructions to your needs.
Type your prompt and click "Run" to generate high-quality results, fast!
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