Surface AI wearables are in the pipeline, according to a Microsoft exec

Between Apple, Google, and Samsung, not to mention a whole big of much affordable options, nan best fittingness tracker contenders person been a crowded marketplace for a while. But nan adjacent tech elephantine to participate could beryllium Microsoft, pinch a caller slew of AI-powered Surface wearables.

That's according to nan company's EVP and Consumer CMO Yusuf Mehdi successful an question and reply pinch tech YouTuber Austin Evans, which you tin spot below.

During nan interview, Mehdi says "I do deliberation that these devices that spot nan world, that you deterioration connected your body, connected your personification — I deliberation that those mixed pinch nan AI will beryllium very valuable."

"It tin do image recognition, it tin show you [and] talk to you astir what's going on. I deliberation that's a fascinating spot that we'll go."

More AI wearables?

AI wearables person struggled to seizure nan marketplace contempt nan fame of AI successful wide crossed each facets of tech.

For each occurrence communicative for illustration nan Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, location are immoderate for illustration nan Humane AI Pin that person travel and gone pinch small fanfare.

Still, nan anticipation of a tech elephantine for illustration Microsoft entering nan framework will make further liking connected each products successful nan space, while besides perchance helping seduce developers to jump connected committee to connection caller solutions – peculiarly if nan marketplace picks up.

The problem is that Microsoft's ain AI efforts person been fraught pinch controversy. Its Recall feature, which tracks everything connected your surface successful lawsuit you request to mention backmost to it later, has undergone respective revisions aft suggestions it was invasive, while different reports person suggested a strained narration pinch AI partner OpenAI.

If nan institution plans to bring a wearable to market, here's hoping it gets nan equilibrium correct betwixt usefulness and privacy.

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