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'''[[wikipedia:Humane_Inc.|Humane Inc.]]''' was an American consumer electronics company founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno. The company designed and developed the '''AI Pin''', a wearable voice-operated [[wikipedia:Virtual_assistant|virtual assistant]] device. It began shipping in April 2024 but received largely negative reviews. In February 2025, it was announced that '''[[HP]]''' would acquire most of Humane.<ref>https://humane.com/media/humane-hp</ref> The AI Pin was rendered unusable on February 28, 2025.

'''[[wikipedia:Humane_Inc.|Humane Inc.]]''' was an American consumer electronics company founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno. The company designed and developed the '''AI Pin''', a wearable voice-operated [[wikipedia:Virtual_assistant|virtual assistant]] device. It began shipping in April 2024 but received largely negative reviews. In February 2025, it was announced that '''[[HP]]''' would acquire most of Humane.<ref>https://humane.com/media/humane-hp ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250504050029/https://humane.com/media/humane-hp Archived])</ref> The AI Pin was rendered unusable on February 28, 2025.

==Consumer impact summary==

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===AI Pin discontinuation===

In February 2025, Humane Inc., following HP's acquisition of Humane, announced that it had stopped selling the AI Pin and that available devices in the market would not be able to access company servers starting from February 28.<ref>https://www.engadget.com/ai/all-of-humanes-ai-pins-will-stop-working-in-10-days-225643798.html</ref> This made the AI Pin nearly unusable, since the device was highly dependent on cloud servers for almost all of its applications.<ref name=":0" />

In February 2025, Humane Inc., following HP's acquisition of Humane, announced that it had stopped selling the AI Pin and that available devices in the market would not be able to access company servers starting from February 28.<ref>https://www.engadget.com/ai/all-of-humanes-ai-pins-will-stop-working-in-10-days-225643798.html ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260127144122/https://www.engadget.com/ai/all-of-humanes-ai-pins-will-stop-working-in-10-days-225643798.html Archived])</ref> This made the AI Pin nearly unusable, since the device was highly dependent on cloud servers for almost all of its applications.<ref name=":0" />

After the servers were shut down, users were no longer able to use core functions of the AI Pin, and all consumer data on the company's servers was erased permanently.<ref name=":0">https://www.404media.co/the-humane-ai-pin-a-700-brick-of-e-waste/</ref><ref name=":1" />

After the servers were shut down, users were no longer able to use core functions of the AI Pin, and all consumer data on the company's servers was erased permanently.<ref name=":0">https://www.404media.co/the-humane-ai-pin-a-700-brick-of-e-waste/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260217110022/https://www.404media.co/the-humane-ai-pin-a-700-brick-of-e-waste/ Archived])</ref><ref name=":1" />

Due to the discontinuation of the AI Pin, Humane provided refunds for units shipped on or after November 15, 2024. The company encouraged users to recycle their AI Pins through an e-waste recycling program.<ref name=":1">https://support.humane.com/hc/en-us/articles/34243204841997-Ai-Pin-Consumers-FAQ</ref>

Due to the discontinuation of the AI Pin, Humane provided refunds for units shipped on or after November 15, 2024. The company encouraged users to recycle their AI Pins through an e-waste recycling program.<ref name=":1">https://support.humane.com/hc/en-us/articles/34243204841997-Ai-Pin-Consumers-FAQ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250424025507/https://support.humane.com/hc/en-us/articles/34243204841997-Ai-Pin-Consumers-FAQ Archived])</ref>

==See also==

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-'''[[wikipedia:Humane_Inc.|Humane Inc.]]''' was an American consumer electronics company founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno. The company designed and developed the '''AI Pin''', a wearable voice-operated [[wikipedia:Virtual_assistant|virtual assistant]] device. It began shipping in April 2024 but received largely negative reviews. In February 2025, it was announced that '''[[HP]]''' would acquire most of Humane.<ref>https://humane.com/media/humane-hp</ref> The AI Pin was rendered unusable on February 28, 2025.
+'''[[wikipedia:Humane_Inc.|Humane Inc.]]''' was an American consumer electronics company founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno. The company designed and developed the '''AI Pin''', a wearable voice-operated [[wikipedia:Virtual_assistant|virtual assistant]] device. It began shipping in April 2024 but received largely negative reviews. In February 2025, it was announced that '''[[HP]]''' would acquire most of Humane.<ref>https://humane.com/media/humane-hp ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250504050029/https://humane.com/media/humane-hp Archived])</ref> The AI Pin was rendered unusable on February 28, 2025.
 ==Consumer impact summary==
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 ===AI Pin discontinuation===
-In February 2025, Humane Inc., following HP's acquisition of Humane, announced that it had stopped selling the AI Pin and that available devices in the market would not be able to access company servers starting from February 28.<ref>https://www.engadget.com/ai/all-of-humanes-ai-pins-will-stop-working-in-10-days-225643798.html</ref> This made the AI Pin nearly unusable, since the device was highly dependent on cloud servers for almost all of its applications.<ref name=":0" />
+In February 2025, Humane Inc., following HP's acquisition of Humane, announced that it had stopped selling the AI Pin and that available devices in the market would not be able to access company servers starting from February 28.<ref>https://www.engadget.com/ai/all-of-humanes-ai-pins-will-stop-working-in-10-days-225643798.html ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260127144122/https://www.engadget.com/ai/all-of-humanes-ai-pins-will-stop-working-in-10-days-225643798.html Archived])</ref> This made the AI Pin nearly unusable, since the device was highly dependent on cloud servers for almost all of its applications.<ref name=":0" />
-After the servers were shut down, users were no longer able to use core functions of the AI Pin, and all consumer data on the company's servers was erased permanently.<ref name=":0">https://www.404media.co/the-humane-ai-pin-a-700-brick-of-e-waste/</ref><ref name=":1" />
+After the servers were shut down, users were no longer able to use core functions of the AI Pin, and all consumer data on the company's servers was erased permanently.<ref name=":0">https://www.404media.co/the-humane-ai-pin-a-700-brick-of-e-waste/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260217110022/https://www.404media.co/the-humane-ai-pin-a-700-brick-of-e-waste/ Archived])</ref><ref name=":1" />
-Due to the discontinuation of the AI Pin, Humane provided refunds for units shipped on or after November 15, 2024. The company encouraged users to recycle their AI Pins through an e-waste recycling program.<ref name=":1">https://support.humane.com/hc/en-us/articles/34243204841997-Ai-Pin-Consumers-FAQ</ref>
+Due to the discontinuation of the AI Pin, Humane provided refunds for units shipped on or after November 15, 2024. The company encouraged users to recycle their AI Pins through an e-waste recycling program.<ref name=":1">https://support.humane.com/hc/en-us/articles/34243204841997-Ai-Pin-Consumers-FAQ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250424025507/https://support.humane.com/hc/en-us/articles/34243204841997-Ai-Pin-Consumers-FAQ Archived])</ref>
 ==See also==