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Humane, Inc. (stylized as hu.ma.ne) is an American consumer electronics company founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno. The company designed and developed the Ai Pin, which started shipping in April 2024. History Humane was founded by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno in 2018; the couple previously worked at Apple Inc. The startup emerged from stealth mode in 2021. Chaudhri revealed the device and demonstrated its features during a TED Talk in May 2023, and it was later showcased at Paris Fashion Week in September. By November 2023, the company had raised $230 million, with notable investors such as Marc Benioff, Sam Altman, Tiger Global, SoftBank, Qualcomm, Microsoft, LG, Volvo, and Salesforce. Microsoft and OpenAI also announced partnerships with Humane. Humane announced their wearable device would be called the "Ai Pin” in July 2023. The device was formally announced on November 9, 2023, and sales started one week later. The Humane Ai Pin was featured in Time Magazine's Best 200 Inventions of 2023, published before the product was released and without Time being provided a review unit for testing. Time's co-chairs, Marc and Lynne Benioff, are investors in Humane Inc. In January 2024, the company laid off 4% of its staff (10 employees). The device began shipping in April 2024. Reception Humane's Ai Pin has received generally negative reviews, praising its product design but criticizing the limited battery life and how easily the device overheats in just a few minutes. The Verge wrote, "After many days of testing, the one and only thing I can truly rely on the AI Pin to do is tell me the time." The review from Inverse stated that it " is slow to answer even basic questions." Fast Company noted that "Almost everything about the pin was a UX disaster for reviewers." In response to the criticism, lead Ai Pin engineer Ken Kocienda said that he used the product "all the time" but did find it "frustrating sometimes" in the same way as a laptop or smartphone. See also Quantified self References. Discover the Ken Kocienda popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ken Kocienda books.