Humane's AI Pin was a flop. Now it's a recycling nightmare

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Humane's AI Pin was a flop. Now it's a recycling nightmare

LONDON, United Kingdom – The Humane AI Pin promised to be the next big thing in wearable tech but the device failed to attract users, becoming instead a poster child for AI’s contribution to the global e-waste problem. The pins were designed by artificial intelligence startup Humane to be worn on clothing and could be tapped to talk to a virtual assistant. Thousands of the $700 devices are now obsolete after Humane shut down its business in Febr…