Big Tech Still Has No Clue What to Do With AI Gadgets
Microsoft has introduced a new AI gadget in the form of a badge at its Build developer conference. This badge is equipped with various technologies, including a touchscreen and a camera, but its practical applications remain unclear. The company aims to target enterprise users, yet there is skepticism about the effectiveness and clarity of its intended use.
- ▪Microsoft unveiled an AI badge that includes a touchscreen, fingerprint reader, and a camera.
- ▪The badge is designed for enterprise use, targeting workers in fields like healthcare and retail.
- ▪There is uncertainty about the practical applications of the badge, raising questions about Microsoft's vision for its use.
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There have been quite a few AI gadgets released into the world at this point, and lots of them are fairly similar. You’ve got AI pins like the kind popularized and eventually made notorious by Humane; you’ve got pendants that hang around your neck like the kind made equally infamous by companies like Friend; you’ve got whatever the Rabbit R1 is. This week, at Microsoft’s annual Build developer conference, we got something new, something groundbreaking, something… badge-y. In fact, what we got is an AI gadget that’s also a badge. I’ll wait for your vision to come back into focus—it’s a lot to take in.
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