– [Rabbit] Hello. – [Joanna] AI gadgets, the
tech world's crazy new idea. They aim to take your
head out of your phone, so you can live a more present life. Hey Meta, what kind of cat is this? (Meta speaking foreign language) – [Rabbit] The flowers I see are tulips. – Except that is enough tulip knowledge. This is not a golden retriever, Meta. No?
– No, no, no. – But first, let's talk about
the promise of these devices. Generative AI and large language models have created a new way for us
to interact with computers.

So we should get new types of computers. Humane put its computer in a $699 pin. Rabbit put its in a $199 square. Meta added AI to its $299
Ray-Ban camera glasses. With all of them, the integrated
AI assistants use cameras to see and microphones to hear, and then they try to assist you. Emphasis on try. I ran around with all of these devices and put them through a
series of challenges. Luckily, I also took my smartphone.

Challenge one, vision. I don't wanna break you. Look and tell me what kind of cat this is. Yes, I needed kittens
and puppies for this one. So I visited Bideawee, a pet adoption center in New York City. Using the cameras and
large language models, these devices can analyze
what you're looking at and answer questions. At least that's the promise. The Humane and Rabbit did
know this was a cat, but- – [Humane] AI pin is unable to determine the specific breed of the cat. – [Rabbit] While I'm not able to identify the specific breed, it appears to be a domestic cat – Meta, however…

Hey, Meta, can you tell
me what I'm looking at? – [Meta] The cat appears to
be a domestic short hair. – Meta also had a guess about… Oh, you are cute! My new best friend, Maggie. – [Meta] It appears to
be a black and white dog, possibly a Great Dane puppy. – [Joanna] But here's the biggest problem with the Humane and the Rabbit, getting them to work when you need them. That's great timing. – If you are referring to AI Pin, it is a small, wearable
personal computing device with a touch pad. – Do you think that's what
I'm asking you right now? The Humane requires
you to learn a sequence of taps and commands, and the
laser projector you navigate with on your hand looks futuristic, but…

Why would you make a screen
that you can see outdoors? Challenge two, translation. Humane and Rabbit both
promised live translation in a number of languages. So I headed to Manhattan Mandarin. (Joanna speaking Mandarin) Joanna. The Rabbit almost immediately
was out of the running. I'd ask it to translate something. Where is the bathroom? It would say translating on the screen, and then four full minutes later… (timer ticking) (Rabbit speaking Mandarin) What'd it say? – It says, "Where's the bathroom?" – Where's the bathroom? – So it's delayed. – Imagine if you had to wait five minutes to not only go to the bathroom, but to ask where the bathroom is. The company said this
problem has since been fixed. The Humane, on the other
hand, did much better. (Humane chiming) Where is the bathroom? (Humane chimes) (Humane speaking Mandarin) (Humane chimes) (Nayon speaking Mandarin) (Humane chimes) – [Humane] Oh, the toilet. The toilet is on the second floor. Take the elevator from the side, then go straight and turn left.

– Very good.
– Really? – Very good. – But then we went down
the street for lunch. I'm allergic to peanuts. Are there peanuts in the soup dumplings? (Humane speaking Spanish) This is Spanish. – Spanish.
(all laughing) Poquito Spanish.
(all laughing) – Translate from English to Mandarin. (Humane speaking Spanish) – Oh, no! – It's stuck in Spanish. (Waiter speaking Mandarin) – [Humane] Are there peanut
in the soup dumpling? (Nayon gasps) – See!
(all laughing) – [Joanna] You know what
was consistently reliable? The Samsung Galaxy S24's
new Live Translate feature. Meta's glasses don't do
live audible translation, but they do visual translation.

– [Meta] This appears to be
the Chinese character for tree. – No. – [Joanna] To be fair, Meta
says Mandarin isn't supported. – [Meta] The Chinese character is Chong, which means insect or worm. – Yes?
– No. – [Joanna] Finally, I
just used Google Lens. Shrimp.
– Yes. – [Both] Yes! – [Joanna] Challenge
three, general assistance. Because these are powered
by large language models, they can produce some
pretty thorough answers. – [AI] To best care for
tulips, it is recommended to fertilize them with bulk. – [Joanna] They all take a bit too long to respond to questions, but Meta's responses were some
of the strongest and fastest.

Rabbit, again, was just a mess. – [Rabbit] Sorry, there was an
issue with the Uber service. – To be fair, the car finally came. Play Taylor Swift's new album. – [Rabbit] On it. I'll get
the music going for you. – This is from 2006. And sadly, none of them can set a timer. – [Rabbit] I'm unable to set a timer. – [AI] There was an error
connecting to the server. Try again. – [Meta] I can't help
with that kind of request. – What a good day for Siri.

Okay, so all of those challenges
could've been accomplished quicker and better with
an app on your smartphone. These two products feel
like science projects, not finished products. In fact, over the last week, both of these have gotten
software updates addressing some of the issues I've had. But I really like the
concept of a wearable gadget with advanced AI, and Meta's glasses are the
best bet right now for that. It's not just because
the other two gadgets are so unreliable. The glasses free you from your phone to take photos and video, but
still connect via Bluetooth to the most important device in your life. And that's the real promise here. Tech that allows us to
interact more like humans and doesn't make me always wanna cry.

This pin is maddening! (grunts).

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