虽然 AI 已在人们的手机和电脑上取得诸多进展，但在专用设备上却大多以失败告终。然而在未来一年里，两大 AI 公司 Meta 和 OpenAI 将尝试改变这一点，而且它们显然押注的是一条相似的路线：先通过可爱的软件智能体，测试市场对实体硬件的接受度。
While AI has made plenty of inroads on people's phones and computers, it's largely failed in dedicated devices. But over the next year, two major AI companies, Meta and OpenAI, will attempt to change that. And they're apparently betting on a similar path: testing appetite for physical hardware with their cutesy software agents.
“硬件很难”是科技行业的一句口头禅。Friend 和 Humane AI Pin 等专用 AI 设备引发的更多是挫折感和反弹；随着公众对 AI 的愤怒日益加剧，这种局面可能只会更加恶化。不过，Meta 和 OpenAI 都在继续推进。OpenAI 正与著名的前苹果设计师 Jony Ive 合作，并计划……
"Hardware is hard" is a tech industry mantra. Dedicated AI devices like the Friend and Humane AI Pin have inspired mainly frustration and backlash, which may only worsen as public anger against AI grows. Meta and OpenAI, however, are both pushing ahead. OpenAI is working with famed ex-Apple designer Jony Ive and pla …