There was so much hype before the Ai Pin’s launch that Humane managed to secure $240 million from investors including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The company was.
Facepalm: In a classic example of why you should never think things can’t get any worse, Humane, maker of the much-maligned Ai Pin, is now dealing with a situation where so many people are returning the wearable devices every day that they are outpacing sales.
There was so much hype before the Ai Pin’s launch that Humane managed to secure $240 million from investors including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The company was valued at a massive $850 million last year, but that was before its first product arrived.
The Ai Pin, a screenless, square device that can be attached to clothing and acts, or tries to act, like a smartphone of sorts, arrived with a $700 price and a $24 per month subscription. The required financial commitment and the fact it doesn’t work half the time, is slow, runs hot, and has a short battery life, led to scathing reviews, including one from tech tuber Marques Brownlee, who called it the worst product he’s ever reviewed.
