People said GPT-4o would kill
Humane Ai Pin
AI gadgets · AI company
Why people said itGPT-4o could handle natural voice conversations on a phone, so people asked why they would pay for a separate screenless AI device.
DeadShut down 28 Feb 2025February 2025
What was claimed ·
And it already looks like the GPT-4o and Gemini features coming to phones and the web are ready to kill devices like the Ai Pin and the r1.BGR
GPT-4o and Gemini features on phones were said to be ready to make gadgets like Humane's Ai Pin pointless.
Who else said it
- GPT-4o And Gemini Are Already Killing Gadgets Like The Humane Ai Pin And Rabbit r1 · BGR · Secondary source
- GPT-4o just killed the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin — here’s why · Tom's Guide · Secondary source
- GPT-4o overshadows Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1 · ShiftDelete.Net · Secondary source
What happened · closed
Humane stopped selling the Ai Pin in February 2025 and said the device would stop connecting to its servers at 12pm PST on 28 February 2025, ending calling, messaging and AI answers. HP agreed to buy Humane's software platform, patents and engineers for $116 million, but not the Ai Pin device business.
HP announced a definitive agreement to acquire Humane's Cosmos platform, engineers and more than 300 patents, in a $116 million transaction.
- HP Accelerates AI Software Investments to Transform the Future of Work · Humane · Primary source · archived copy
Humane's customer notice (undated; archived by 21 February 2025) said it was winding down the consumer Ai Pin, new purchases were discontinued with immediate effect, and the device would stop connecting to its servers at 12pm PST on 28 February 2025, when remaining consumer data would be deleted.
- Important Update for Consumer Ai Pin Customers · Humane · Primary source · archived copy
- HP acquiring parts of AI Pin startup Humane for $116 million, but shuttering AI Pin device · Fortune · Secondary source
The verdict describes what happened to the product. It does not claim the AI release caused it. Last checked 11 November 2026. How verdicts are decided.