A new AI hardware startup now promises to combat loneliness. Founded by a Harvard dropout, Avi Schiffmann, the startup is working on an AI wearable device called Friend that can be worn as a necklace. Given that the gadget is around your neck, Schiffmann said that users should find it more accessible than say speaking with an AI chatbot that’s …
Avi Schiffmann shows up to the WIRED office with a Friend hanging around his neck. It’s about the size and shape of an AirTag—a soft, round little puck that rests right next to Schiffmann’s heart, just atop the Dark Side of the Moon logo on the shirt behind it. Schiffmann and his Friend have come to WIRED’s San Francisco office …
CNN — Two Harvard University students have created a website connecting thousands of Ukrainian refugees with hosts around the world offering them a safe haven. ‘This puts power back into the hands of refugees’ While designing Ukraine Take Shelter, Schiffmann’s and Burstein’s priority was making it as easy to use as possible. “When I researched what tools Ukrainian refugees had …
