Rabbit R1 is finally here and it’s another useless AI gadget. Of course, at $199 with no monthly fees, it’s a lot cheaper than the $699 Humane AI Pin. But the R1 is slow, hard to use, and doesn’t really do much. The much-promised “Great Action Model” basically powers things you can easily do on your phone. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget’s Sam Rutherford chat CNET’s Lisa Eadicicco On whether Rabbit R1 and AI devices are needed at all. Like cameras, the best AI device is the one you always have with you: your smartphone.
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Drake drops a track featuring an AI clone of Tupac Shakur’s voice – 35:16
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Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Sam Rutherford
Guest: CNET’s Lisa Eadicicco
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien
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