Omi AI is Not Your Friend

AI wearables promise perfection, but come with ethical and privacy concerns.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a perfect memory? Never forget a name, always have the context for that important meeting on the tip of your tongue; be able to know exactly why an argument unfolded the way it did?

That’s the promise of a new range of wearable artificial intelligence products: as long as you’re willing to sell your soul for the privilege. I’ve explored each of these devices in depth, and what I’ve discovered haunts me to my core.

Tape recorders have been around since forever, helping people record memos. Human memory is fallible, and we’re deeply bad at recalling truth. What you think happened during that argument with your wife or husband? Probably not what actually occurred. You color your experiences with emotion, with tunnel vision, and with the context of your internal dialogue.

But what if an AI tool that you wore around your neck could change all of that? What if, in the middle of an argument, your AI app popped up a message that read: “Hey, you actually said this, and you should take a deep breath and then apologize.”

As the world heats up and our lives degrade beneath the feet of…