While software has been the main focus of the generative AI revolution, we’re slowly seeing a creep of hardware enter the mix. The newest kid on the block is the Limitless AI Pendant, aiming to join the ranks of devices aimed at boosting productivity in professional settings. But it could also be a privacy nightmare.
And the announcement is certainly well-timed, with the first – and largely negative – reviews of the Humane AI pin dropping just last week.
Limitless wants to know everything about you
Limitless is somewhat of an evolution of CEO Dan Siroker’s last AI product: Rewind.ai. This was a computer app that recorded everything that happened on your screen. Everything. That included keys typed, things searched, songs listened to. The list goes on.
The idea was to be able to comb that data in order to provide a more personalised ChatGPT-esque experience. Another way to look at it is a dystopian nightmare.
Originally the Limitless Pendant was called the …