The AI Tamagotchis are coming

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The AI Tamagotchis are coming, according to The Verge. While AI has made plenty of inroads on people's phones and computers, it's largely failed in dedicated devices. | Image: Hayden Field / The Verge While AI has made plenty of inroads on people's phones and computers, it's largely failed in dedicated devices.

"Hardware is hard" is a tech industry mantra. Dedicated AI devices like the Friend and Humane AI Pin have inspired mainly frustration and backlash, which may only worsen as public anger against AI grows.