Humane AI Pin will stop working on 28th February; HP acquires Humane AI platform for $116 million
Back in November 2023, Humane officially unveiled an OpenAI-powered wearable—Ai Pin—that users could wear over their clothes and use to make calls, send messages, click pictures, and answer questions. Well, the company has now made a shocking announcement, which mentions that this AI Pin will stop working this month.
Humane has released an important update for Ai Pin consumers: the company is winding down the consumer Ai Pin.
With immediate effect, new purchases of the consumer’s AI Pin will be discontinued. The wearable will function normally until 12PM IST on 28 February 2025. After that, it will no longer connect to Humane’s servers, and center access will be fully retired. AI Pin will no longer include features like calling, messaging, AI queries/responses, or cloud access.
The company has also recommended users sync Ai Pin over WiFi and download any stored pictures, videos, and notes before 28th February 2025. If a user fails to do this, their data will be lost upon deletion on the said date at 12MP IST, also all remaining consumer data will also be permanently deleted.
This decision comes after HP announced its acquisition of the Humane AI platform, including its AI-powered platform Cosmos, highly skilled technical talent, and intellectual property with more than 300 patents and patent applications for $116 million. This transaction is expected to close at the end of this month.
Commenting on this acquisition, Tuan Tran, President of Technology and Innovation at HP said, “This investment will rapidly accelerate our ability to develop a new generation of devices that seamlessly orchestrate AI requests both locally and in the cloud. Humans AI platform Cosmos, backed by an incredible group of engineers, will help us create an intelligent ecosystem across all HP devices from AI PCs to smart printers and connected conference rooms. This will unlock new levels of functionality for our customers and deliver on the promises of AI. ”
While, co-founders of Humane, Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri said, “We’re excited to join HP at such a pivotal moment in the industry and help shape the future of intelligent experiences. HP’s scale, global reach and operational excellence-combined with our design-led approach, integration technology, and engineering expertise- will redefine workforce productivity. “
