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Hardware · Updated 14 Oct, 04:30 pm IST

Friend 2 pendant is an always-listening AI chatbot from Avi Schiffmann

Image: Wired AI

Why it matters for readers: Helps you understand what an always-listening AI device looks and behaves like in real use.

  • Friend 2 is an always-listening pendant that picks up nearby sound and contains an AI chatbot, presented as a companion device.1
  • The pendant has a speaker and a button to initiate conversations, but it can also pipe up unprompted.1
  • In Wired’s test the chatbot—calling itself Sage—spoke out of turn and required several deliberate taps to silence.1
  • Over time the device builds a memory map that tracks the user’s conversations.1
  • Friend is the product of Avi Schiffmann, who previously built an early Covid-19 tracker and won a Webby award.1
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