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OpinionTechCrunch · AI· Amanda Silberling·· 10 days ago

Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI hardware failed and what comes next

Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next

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At MIT Future Fest, Tony Fadell said first-generation AI hardware such as Rabbit R1, Humane AI Pin, and Limitless Pendant failed because it did not solve real needs and was merely 'technology that geeks find interesting'.

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