Humane AI Pin launch: the reviews are in, and they’re not good

It’s possible the Humane AI Pin will go down as one of the — if not the — worst-reviewed product launches in modern tech history. Humane, the company started by former Apple executives and designers, first announced its generative-AI powered, screenless wearable in 2023, hyped up to the point where runway models wore them at Paris Fashion Week.

But then reviewers got their hands on them, with results reminiscent of the dumpster fire that was Google’s Nexus Q.

David Pierce said in our own review that absolutely no one should buy it. Marques Brownlee said the AI Pin is “The Worst Product I’ve Ever Reviewed... For Now.” Engadget called it “the solution to none of technology’s problems.” The Washington Post called it “a promising mess you don’t need yet.” Cooling issues, latency issues, and many missing features are only some of the gripes with this $699 plus $24 monthly subscription fee AI pin.

Humane AI claims it will get better with time, but how much time is there for a company that laid off 4 percent of its employees just a few months before the launch? Will it ever be considered worth the asking price? We’ll be keeping tabs, and in the meantime, here’s everything that has happened post-launch.