Today on the flagship podcast of dedicated AI hardware: The Verge’s David Pierce and Allison Johnson debate whether the emergence of standalone AI gadgets like the Humane Pin and the Rabbit R1 are better off as apps or should exist as its own hardware. The Verge’s Alex Heath joins the show to discuss Meta’s big move into AI with its multimodal AI smart glasses and a new AI model called Llama 3. Nilay Patel answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about Microsoft and antitrust. Further reading: Humane AI Pin review: not even close: https://www.theverge.com/24126502/humane-ai-pin-review The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t: https://www.theverge.com/24084444/humane-ai-pin-hands-on A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget: https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt Can Rabbit’s R1 outsmart the smartphone assistants? Let’s find out!: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144290/rabbit-r1-google-assistant-siri-voice-ai-assistant The future of AI gadgets is just phones: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/21/24134967/ai-gadgets-humane-pin-android-pixel-gemini The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses actually make the future look cool: https://www.theverge.com/23922425/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-review Q&A: Mark Zuckerberg on winning the AI race: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24134370/mark-zuckerberg-meta-interview-llama-3-ai-assistant-race Meta wants to be the Microsoft of headsets: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/22/24137284/meta-license-horizon-os-quest-headset-lenovo-asus Zuckerberg says it will take Meta years to make money from generative AI: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/24/24139591/meta-q1-2024-earnings-ai-mark-zuckerberg Microsoft Edge and Bing avoid the EU’s latest regulations.: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/13/24071658/microsoft-edge-and-bing-avoid-the-eus-latest-regulations Microsoft Edge is now an ‘AI browser,’ apparently.: https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/3/24023527/microsoft-edge-is-now-an-ai-browser-apparently Microsoft splits Teams from Office as antitrust pressure ramps up: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/1/24117785/microsoft-teams-office-split-eu-regulation-antitrust-investigation Microsoft and OpenAI deal may face anti-trust investigations in the EU.: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24134280/microsoft-and-openai-deal-may-face-anti-trust-investigations-in-the-eu Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU The Vergecast Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/vergecast Decoder with Nilay Patel: https://link.chtbl.com/decoder More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://bit.ly/3P4bJgz