Everyone makes mistakes. As it turns out, even cutting-edge AI devices aren't immune.
Humane is going to make a new promotional video for the AI Pin after eagle-eyed viewers noticed the device had given incorrect information at two different times during its splashy launch video. The AI gave incorrect information about the best place to watch an upcoming solar eclipse and how much protein was in a handful of almonds. (You could see both moments in the old video that was still pinned on Humane's X page and on Humane's website at the time of publishing this article.)
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Humane's AI Pin is a small, standalone gadget that can be pinned to your shirt, pocket, or bag. It doesn't have a screen like a smartphone. Instead, the device has a camera, a microphone and speaker, and a tiny laser projector to display information onto the user's hand. The AI-focused device can take photos or videos, play music, make phone calls, or answer questions.
At about three minutes and 40 seconds into the video, which was recorded from Humane's San Francisco headquarters, cofounder Imran Chaudhri asks the device where the best place to see the next solar eclipse would be. The device responds by saying that the next solar eclipse will be in April 2024 and the best place to see it would be Australia.
However, the April 2024 eclipse will be visible in parts of North America, but not Australia.
At about six minutes and ten seconds into the video, Chaudhri asks the AI Pin how much protein is in a handful of almonds, to which it responds by saying the almonds have 15 grams of protein. But one X user, @TheCreatorNate, pointed out that you would need to eat 60 almonds to get 15 grams of protein, which is quite a bit more than a handful. (The USDA lists one almond as having around .25 grams of protein.)
Sam Sheffer, the head of new media at Humane, addressed these errors in Humane's Discord server. Sheffer said that a bug had caused the AI Pin to give the location to view a previous eclipse, rather than one that's coming up in 2024. As for the almonds, Sheffer said that the AI Pin had said how much protein was in half a cup of almonds, not the amount of almonds Chaudhri had in his hand.
Sheffer said in the message that these issues will be sorted out between now and the AI Pin's release date, which is set for early 2024. It will cost $699.
Sheffer also said that the issues that occurred in the promotional video have been fixed and that an updated video would be posted to Humane's website soon. But it's unknown when exactly the video will be re-posted.
Humane did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
