I’ll begin by saying, when I unboxed Friend, I was underwhelmed. As someone who has tested a variety of AI gadgets, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/best-ai-chatbots-of-2024-tried-and-tested-heres-how-they-compare” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/best-ai-chatbots-of-2024-tried-and-tested-heres-how-they-compare”>chatbots, and wearables, this felt different. That’s because Friend isn’t like other AI wearables. It doesn’t help you check off tasks or data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-put-alexa-to-the-test-with-my-chaotic-family-heres-5-things-i-liked-and-2-that-could-use-work” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-put-alexa-to-the-test-with-my-chaotic-family-heres-5-things-i-liked-and-2-that-could-use-work”>control your smart home; it doesn’t have a voic,e and there aren’t even any buttons on it.
Instead, it promises something more personal: a digital companion you wear around your neck that simply listens, learns about you, and responds like a…
