I'm trying really, really hard to be excited about the secretive new OpenAI device. But I just can't do it.

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Sam Altman and Jony Ive
Sam Altman and Jony Ive are working on a mystery hardware device for OpenAI.

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New Yorkers defaced subway ads for Friend's AI wearable. Then Heineken joined the fray with a cheeky billboard.

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The Heineken ad spoofing Friend is pictured in New York City.
Heineken recently launched an ad campaign referencing the Friend's AI wearable ads.

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Embattled AI Startup ‘Friend’ Pivots to Website to More Easily Exploit Lonely People

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Advertisement for Friend AI in New York City subway station has the words 'Surveillance Capitalism' written over the promotional image.

‘I Don’t Want to Use It, I Want to Be It’: This Artist Is on a Quest to Become One With AI

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Avital Meshi sits in a white t-shirt in front of a blue background.

Developer Says the ‘Friend’ AI Amulet Ripped Off His Project, Releases Diss Track

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‘Friend’ Is an AI Pendant That Will Send You Texts About Your Life. You Know, Like a Friend.

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