Will AI ever find its "iPhone Moment"?

‘Large Action Model’ R1 handheld AI device CES, 2024.

Jan 11, 2024

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Hey Everyone,

I hope you enjoyed your break and managed to get some festivities in. Today we’re going to try to wrap our heads around the best thing out of CES, 2024 which is definately Rabbit 🐇. The what?

Yeah the Rabbit r1? - A Pocket Companion. Wouldn’t it be clever if we could train AI to use our apps so we don’t have to? Kinda.

An AI-assistant that replaces your smartphone apps by Rabbit r1

On January 9th, 2024 the world came to grips with this year’s first iteration of AI’s potential iPhone moment. On Tuesday, the technology startup Rabbit unveiled its contender: a small, orange, walkie-talkie style device that, according to the company, can use “AI agents” to carry out tasks on behalf of the user.

Preorders have opened for a second production run of the $199 ‘Large Action Model’ R1 handheld AI device after its CES 2024 debut attracted a flood of interest.

It’s a bit hard to fathom what this actually is?

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