Phones are the ultimate AI gadget

Published: April 30, 2024, 7 a.m.

Today on the flagship podcast of dedicated AI hardware:\xa0\n\nThe Verge\u2019s David Pierce and Allison Johnson debate whether the emergence of standalone AI gadgets like the Humane Pin and the Rabbit R1 are better off as apps or should exist as its own hardware.\xa0\n\n\nHumane AI Pin review: not even close\xa0\n\n\nThe Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected \u2014 until it didn\u2019t\xa0\n\nA morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget\n\nCan Rabbit\u2019s R1 outsmart the smartphone assistants? Let\u2019s find out!\n\nThe future of AI gadgets is just phones\n\n\nThe Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses actually make the future look cool\xa0\xa0\n\n\nThe Verge\u2019s Alex Heath joins the show to discuss Meta\u2019s big move into AI with its multimodal AI smart glasses and a new AI model called Llama 3.\xa0\n\nQ&A: Mark Zuckerberg on winning the AI race\xa0\n\nMeta wants to be the Microsoft of headsets\n\nZuckerberg says it will take Meta years to make money from generative AI\n\n\nNilay Patel answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about Microsoft and antitrust.\n\nMicrosoft splits Teams from Office as antitrust pressure ramps up\n\nMicrosoft and OpenAI deal may face anti-trust investigations in the EU.\xa0\n\n\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices