The AI Tamagotchis are coming

Meta and OpenAI are planning to release physical AI-powered hardware devices within the next year. The companies aim to test consumer interest in dedicated AI hardware using their existing software agents.
While AI has made plenty of inroads on people's phones and computers, it's largely failed in dedicated devices. But over the next year, two major AI companies, Meta and OpenAI, will attempt to change that. And they're apparently betting on a similar path: testing appetites for physical hardware with their cutesy software agents. "Hardware is […]
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