What's the Story? The pricey privacy problem with Humane and T-Mobile's Ai Pin

At a whopping $700 for the device, plus $25 a month for connectivity, Humane and T-Mobile's Ai Pin left us feeling a little underwhelmed on its feature set.

Kelsey Ziser, Mike Dano

November 20, 2023

At a Glance

  • Humane launches Ai Pin, a smart wearable with AI (01:02)
  • How will bystanders react to potentially being recorded by someone's Ai Pin camera? (04:32)
  • Why Humane partnered with T-Mobile for network connectivity (14:26)

Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss a new wearable alternative to smartphones. Humane unveiled its Ai Pin, a nearly two-inch wide (and two gummy bears long) smart pin powered by T-Mobile's network and OpenAI's ChatGPT.

At a whopping $700 for the device, plus $25 a month for connectivity, the Ai Pin left us feeling a little underwhelmed on its feature set. In addition, we discuss why it could lead to privacy concerns on behalf of bystanders filmed by Ai Pin wearers.

Mike also goes into detail on the features of the Ai Pin, why T-Mobile is teaming up on this product and how the growing wearables market could open up new revenue streams for service providers. 

Watch the video on how Humane's Ai Pin works here

For a lightly edited transcript, please click the caption button in the video toolbar. 

Here are a few topics we covered:

  • Humane launches Ai Pin, a smart wearable with AI (01:02)

  • How will bystanders react to potentially being recorded by someone's Ai Pin camera? (04:32)

  • Siri isn't the brightest crayon in the box. Will the Ai Pin's AI be any smarter or more accurate? (07:32)

  • FX's "Class of '09" contemplates AI wearables and data privacy (08:54)

  • The Ai Pin's palm display feature (10:27)

  • Did we mention we're not huge fans of Siri? (12:16)

  • Why Humane partnered with T-Mobile for network connectivity (14:26)

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What's the Story

About the Author(s)

Kelsey Ziser

Senior Editor, Light Reading

Kelsey is a senior editor at Light Reading, co-host of the Light Reading podcast, and host of the "What's the story?" podcast.

Her interest in the telecom world started with a PR position at Connect2 Communications, which led to a communications role at the FREEDM Systems Center, a smart grid research lab at N.C. State University. There, she orchestrated their webinar program across college campuses and covered research projects such as the center's smart solid-state transformer.

Kelsey enjoys reading four (or 12) books at once, watching movies about space travel, crafting and (hoarding) houseplants.

Kelsey is based in Raleigh, N.C.

Mike Dano

Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading

Mike Dano is Light Reading's Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies. Mike can be reached at [email protected], @mikeddano or on LinkedIn.

Based in Denver, Mike has covered the wireless industry as a journalist for almost two decades, first at RCR Wireless News and then at FierceWireless and recalls once writing a story about the transition from black and white to color screens on cell phones.

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