In news that surprises absolutely no one, the makers of the infamous Humane AI Pin—a device that was overpriced, underwhelming, and widely returned—have been acquired by HP.
As expected, this acquisition effectively bricks existing AI Pins. According to the press release, some features will still work, such as checking the battery level. Incredible.
The real kicker? The people behind this spectacular failure are getting a massive payday from HP. Meanwhile, customers who dropped $700+ (plus a monthly fee!) on this glorified paperweight are left in the dust.
HP has a long history of acquiring pointless companies, so this doesn’t redeem the AI Pin in any way. If anything, it just reinforces that the product was as worthless as everyone suspected.
I was hoping this saga would end in Humane going bankrupt—not them cashing out. But here we are.
If we have a do get AGI money will become instantly worthless and so there isn’t really any incentive for these companies to actually make AGI.
That’s not quite the same as saying that it’s an impossible target though. But if we want it we’ll have to do it ourselves there’s no way the corporations are going to do it.
That’s why this product was so blatantly stupid from the outset and why no one bought it.
You think no one’s working on AGI because it will make money worthless?