There’s a lot of talk about Humane and their first product, AI Pin. I sat down with co-founders Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno to dig into the philosophies behind their work.
Chapters
0:00 - In the news (montage)
03:16 - Interview intro
04:13 - What Humane is
06:20 - Bethany and Imran’s backgrounds
07:02 - Lessons from working at Apple
10:00 - The rise of our relationship with smartphones
13:37 - Leaving Apple and the idea for AI Pin
19:21 - Smartphones vs AI Pin
24:53 - Flip phone trend, kids and technology
27:57 - “The future is not on your face”
34:06 - Going with a pin
38:07 - Moving away from apps
39:46 - Trusting AI to complete tasks
43:30 - Privacy
47:50 - Voice
50:26 - Accessing media
53:00 - Pricing
55:11 - The future of tech
58:47 - Outro
My AI Pin review: Coming soon…
You can find Imran on
https://twitter.com/imranchaudhri
https://www.instagram.com/imranchaudhri/
You can find Bethany on
https://twitter.com/bella_bongiorno
https://www.instagram.com/bethanybongiorno/
You can find Humane on
https://www.youtube.com/@humane
https://www.instagram.com/hu.ma.ne/
https://www.tiktok.com/@humane
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FEATURED MEDIA
The Vergecast ahead of time: https://youtu.be/ooOSF4h5sBE
The Vergecast review: https://youtu.be/9WGFAfirMO4
The Verge review: https://youtu.be/_w1vv7_dU2Y
WVFRM Podcast ahead of time: https://youtu.be/2as2Ptjf44E
WVFRM Podcast review: https://youtu.be/X4myH76d44M
CNET review: https://youtu.be/zDW6mJ_qFq4
Danny Gonzalez commentary: https://youtu.be/9FIwYkGc4Qw
Mrwhosetheboss review: https://youtu.be/0O2yTG3n1Vc
MrMobile review: https://youtu.be/ANeTAHyWn0s
Imran’s TED Talk: https://youtu.be/gMsQO5u7-NQ
The post-smartphone era: https://youtu.be/eYsezyuS4co
Imran and Bethany interview: https://youtu.be/q-8DGmx4xsc
Introducing AI Pin: https://youtu.be/9lNIwOOMVHk
What is AI Pin: https://youtu.be/1H4SNFtEzys
AI Pin Video Handbook: https://youtu.be/NyPxwp3SxdU
AI Pin Explained: https://youtu.be/CzjwKc78Kt0
Original AI Pin idea file: https://twitter.com/abtinset/status/1311837525154181120