Exclusive leak: All the details on the Humane AI pin, which costs $699 and has OpenAI integration.

Humane has been introducing its first device, the AI Pin, for most of this year. The Pin is set to launch on Thursday, but The Verge has obtained documents that detail almost everything about the device ahead of its official launch. What they show is that Humane, the company that's been vociferously promoting a post-smartphone world, is about to release a $699 screenless wearable smartphone that costs $24 a month for a monthly subscription, called the Humane-branded T version. he does. - Mobile network with access to Microsoft and OpenAI artificial intelligence models.

The pin itself is a square shaped device that magnetically sticks to your clothing or other surfaces. This clip is more than a magnet. It's also a battery pack, meaning you can swap in new batteries throughout the day to keep the pin working. We don't know how long a single battery will last, but the device comes with two "battery boosters". The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and uses a camera, depth and motion sensors to track and record its surroundings. It has a built-in speaker that Humane calls a "personal speaker" and can be connected to Bluetooth headphones.

Since there is no screen, Humane has come up with new ways to interact with the pin. It's supposed to be a voice-based device, but there's also the green laser projector we've seen in demos that can project information onto your hand. You can also hold objects up to the camera and interact with the pin via gestures, since there's a touchscreen somewhere on the device. PIN doesn't always record or even listen to a wake word, instead requiring you to manually activate it somehow. It has a "Trust Light" that blinks whenever the pin is recording.

The documents show that Humane wants the PIN to be considered a completely standalone device rather than an accessory to your smartphone. $699 gets you the pin, a charger, and those two battery boosters. But the real story is that it costs $24 a month for a Humane subscription, which includes a phone number and cellular data on Humane's own-brand wireless service that runs on T-Mobile's network, cloud storage for photos and videos, and the ability to make unlimited queries from AI models, though we're not sure which ones specifically.

Humane did not respond to a request for comment.

The operating system is called Pin Cosmos, and instead of acting as a collection of apps, Humane seems to be envisioning a more integrated system that can call on various AI and other tools as needed. It's a bit like ChatGPT's plugins system, where you can add new features or data to your chatbot experience - tracked by reports that the PIN works by GPT-4.

The docs we've seen say Pin can write messages that look like you, and there's a feature that summarizes your email inbox for you. Pin can also translate languages and identify food to provide nutritional information. There is support for Tidal music streaming, which includes an "AI DJ" that selects music for you based on your current situation. It also offers AI-powered photography features, but it's not clear what that means.

Humane clearly intends for the Pin to be a simple, standalone wearable, but there's a way to manage the device: a tool called Humane.center, where you're supposed to set up and customize your device before you start wearing it. it. It's not clear if it's a website or a phone app, but it's how you access the notes, videos, and photos you collect when you use your PIN.