Humane, a company that makes a not-so-great AI pin, wants other companies that use its CosmOS operating system to create AI devices and gadgets.
But note that the video, according to Humane’s own fine print, is for “illustrative purposes only” – it shows “working prototypes” and some “simulated experiences” and notes that all “designs, features, and specifications” are subject to change. So don’t take it completely at face value.
One video shows a person talking to CosmOS in their car (with a blurry logo on the steering wheel) to turn on the heating in the house and find out what time their guests are coming. They ask their (blurry) smart speaker for a guacamole recipe, and the TV for how many goals the football player on the screen has scored. The video also shows CosmOS reading an email on a person’s phone and answering questions about whether they can attend a meeting.
If you’ve been following the latest news about artificial intelligence, especially around agents, none of these examples should seem particularly new to you – Humane wants to demonstrate that CosmOS is capable of powerful agent-like capabilities and that companies should consider it as a possible basis for their devices. But the elements in this video are not Humane’s own products, and Humane is not explicitly promising to create them. It is creating SDKs for others to do so.
This CosmOS SDK is not yet available to the public – the company’s website only says it’s “coming soon,” although you can click on a “sign up to build with us” button that redirects you to a form to fill out. Humane doesn’t mention any partners building CosmOS-based devices – the blurry logos on the car and smart speaker suggest that the company may not have gotten that far yet. We asked Humane if it could share some examples.
Perhaps Humane is looking for a new business line after the failure of AI Pin: in August, we reported that daily returns of the device were outpacing sales. The product was initially launched in April, but the company reduced the price of the Pin only six months later. Earlier this year, Humane was reportedly looking for a buyer, and at one point, HP was a contender.
