The tech entrepreneur who built a COVID-19 tracker as a teen in 2020 has now launched a new AI-powered necklace to combat loneliness. Some say it feels more like an episode of Black Mirror.
There’s a new entrant in the AI-powered wearables market, and no, this one doesn’t help people keep appointments or identify weird flowers — it just wants to be a friend.
Introduced in a July 31 video posted on X and YouTube, the “Friend” device has already seen mixed reactions from the public.
Connected to a phone via Bluetooth, the puck-shaped device constantly listens to its user and can be spoken to by touching a button on the device. In its launch video, the device seemingly responds to whatever the user is doing at the time via text messages.
