In case you weren’t aware, Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri, two former Apple employees, formed the top-secret software company Humane. Additionally, the team just debuted the revolutionary Humane AI projector during a TED conference.
The TED lecture began with a brief overview of how quickly AI is developing. Even Bill Gates’ prediction that AI would be as revolutionary as the graphical user interface, which launched the personal computing era, received a shout-out from Chaudhri. The founder then demonstrated all the capabilities of the Humane AI project.
Things that wearable humane AI is capable
The Humane AI initiative is targeting smartphones, that much is clear. Chaudhri claims that the Humane AI wearable interacts with the outside environment in the same way as you do.
The wearable technology sees and hears what you do. The device will disappear “into the background of your life.” However, Chaudhri did stress that privacy will be the device’s top priority.
Phone Activity
When Chaudhri raised his hand during the TED talk, the wearable showed an appropriate incoming call interface. Here, one thing needs to be noted. That is, a smartphone is not required to be coupled with the AI wearable. It will also function without any additional equipment being connected to it.
Chaudhri reportedly used the Humane AI projector to convert his voice from English to Hindi. And as was already said, Chaudhri’s voice was synthesized by AI for use in the translation feature demo.
Quick search and catch me up future
In his TED talk, journalist Ali listed two additional characteristics of the Humane AI wearable. The “catch me up” feature is one of them. To provide you with a short list, it scrapes your meetings, events, and other stuff. You can see everything you missed by looking at this list.
The Humane AI projection at the TED talk was able to give Chaudhri a summary of all the crucial information without overstimulation him with notifications. Additionally, the wearable can respond to all of your daily inquiries. For instance, Chaudhri used the wearable to inquire for locations where he could swiftly pick up a gift for his wife.
The wearable responded by recommending the finest gift-buying spot nearby. In other words, the Humane AI wearable can serve as an alternative to your smartphone’s Siri or Google Assistant.
A Future for Health Monitoring
Before the link was taken down, Micheal Mofina, who attended the TED lecture live, tweeted an intriguing video that demonstrates another another Humane AI wearable feature. It demonstrates how the wearable can assist you in avoiding unhealthy eating.
Chaudhri held a candy bar in front of the gadget during the demonstration. Using his wearable device, he tapped and said, “Can I eat this?.” The candy bar contains cocoa butter, which Chaudhri should avoid due to his intolerance, the AI wearable device noted.
That is, the Humane AI wearable ensures that you have complete control over your food consumption and knows what is best for you. Curiously, Chaudhri tapped the gadget and declared, “I’m going to eat it anyway.” Enjoy it, the AI retorted with some humor.
Screenless, Seamless, and Sensing Humane AI wearable!
People are assuming that the Humane AI wearable is a projector at this point, and it does indeed seem to be one. Chaudhri asserts that “AI will be the driving force behind the next leap in device design.”
The Humane AI wearable’s experience, according to Chaudri, will be “screenless, seamless, and sensing.” It will provide you access to computer power while allowing you to live in the moment. The apparatus will correct “a balance that’s felt out of place for some time now.”
Chaudri demonstrated the Humane AI wearable as a device that was fastened to his jacket during the demo. A camera and a sensor are present in pairs or multiples. However, Chaudri said that the wearable would not have a “wake word” like Alexa or Siri, as Mofia notes. And that much is clear from Chaudri’s tapping of the gadget during the demonstration.
Additionally, the Humane AI projector features LED lights that will flash when it is listening. It can also serve as a notification light, letting you know, for instance, when a call is coming in.
The Humane AI wearable demo also highlighted how the product addresses the issue of screen replacement. According to Chaudri, “For the human-technology relationship to actually evolve beyond screens, we need something radically different.”
Many Twitter users have posed some important queries about the operation of the Humane AI projector. For instance, there are questions about how much it will weigh and whether it will make a light shirt heavier. In addition, they are interested in how attachments are made.
