Humane thinks that we don’t need screens in our lives and that its smallerAI smartphone can do the job without a display. That’s an audacious strategy, looking to replace something that “just works.” But why then feature a projector?
Humane also wants a future where smarter tech than what’s available on iPhone and Android will help without intruding. The proposed AI-infused operating system knows everything about us, privately, and can assist along the way. I know that I wouldn’t ditch the display for a screen-less smartphone. Under no circumstance. The display UI is the primary way I interact with smart devices, whether the iPhone, Mac, Smart TVs, or anything else with similar computing powers.
And Humane is clearly not meant to be a companion gadget that connects to your iPhone or Android phone. It’s a standalone device that could act a lot like a cellular Apple Watch. How do you interact with the Humane AI? Humane’s amazing Catch Me Up feature is something we could all benefit from. Have the AI on our iPhone tell us what sort of notifications we missed after digging through all the emails and messenger apps we have installed, and surfacing the meaningful ones.
But how do you tell the Humane AI to check notifications? How do you install apps? How would I connect the iPhone’s iMessage to Humane AI? What about setting up email?