This Man Keeps Destroying Companies...
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the Rabbit R1, a pocket-sized AI device that has garnered attention for its potential but also criticism for its current limitations. The device, costing $200, is powered by a Rabbit operating system and uses a large action model to perform tasks like booking Ubers or ordering food. The critique focuses on the product's form factor, suggesting it's unnecessary to carry an additional device when smartphones can already perform similar functions. The speaker, Mudahar, appreciates the futuristic concept of an AI that can convert speech into actionable tasks but questions the practicality and cost-effectiveness of the Rabbit R1. He also touches on the issue of unfinished products and the challenge for companies to deliver on their promises in a timely manner to retain consumer trust.
Takeaways
- 📺 The speaker, Mudahar, is discussing the show 'The Sopranos' and its connection to the mafia, setting a thematic context for the discussion.
- 🤵 Maris Brownley, a YouTuber known for his reviews on tech products, is mentioned as someone who has critiqued products related to AI and their practicality.
- 📱 The Human AI pin, a wearable product, was criticized by Maris for being unnecessary and easily replaceable by existing technology like Siri or Google Voice.
- 🚀 Mudahar expresses interest in the future of AI and its applications, particularly in the form of a large action model, which he sees as a step towards the future.
- 🧡 The Rabbit R1, a device powered by a rabbit operating system, is highlighted as an example of a product that has potential but is currently underwhelming in its execution.
- 💰 The Rabbit R1 is criticized for its $200 price tag and the need for consumers to take a gamble on its future development and utility.
- 📱 Smartphones are presented as already capable of performing many of the tasks that specialized AI devices promise, questioning the necessity of additional hardware.
- 👴 Mudahar suggests that devices like the Rabbit R1 might be more appealing to older individuals or those with disabilities who find smartphones less accessible.
- 🕰 The concept of 'unfinished products' is discussed, with the idea that consumers are often asked to pay for products that are not yet fully functional.
- 🌐 There is a concern that by the time these AI devices catch up and become truly useful, established tech companies like Apple and Google may have already integrated similar functionalities into their devices.
- 📘 The importance of considering privacy when using AI and chat GPT systems is mentioned, with the suggestion of using local instances to avoid data exchange with big tech companies.
Q & A
What is the show 'The Sopranos' about?
-The Sopranos is a television show about the mafia and their mob-related activities.
Who is Maris Brownley and what is his association with the mafia?
-Maris Brownley is a YouTuber known for his reviews on tech products. His association with the mafia is metaphorical, as he is known for putting companies 'sleeping with the fishes' through his critical reviews.
What was the Human AI pin and why was it criticized?
-The Human AI pin was a wearable product featuring a camera and an AI chat bot interface. It was criticized for being a useless product that could be easily replaced by existing technologies like Siri or Google Voice, and for its high cost and required subscription fee.
What is the Rabbit R1 and what are its functionalities?
-The Rabbit R1 is a pocket companion device powered by the Rabbit operating system. It offers functionalities like searching the internet, music listening, ride sharing, and food ordering through generative AI.
Why does the Rabbit R1 use a large action model instead of a chat bot?
-The Rabbit R1 uses a large action model to perform tasks based on user commands, like booking an Uber or ordering food, which converts human speech into actionable tasks, offering a more interactive experience than a simple chat bot.
What is the significance of the Rabbit R1's processor and how does it affect the device's capabilities?
-The Rabbit R1 uses a MediaTek MT6 765 octacore processor, which is not the most powerful. This indicates that the device primarily serves as a front-end for command input, with the actual processing done on cloud servers.
Why is the Rabbit R1's form factor considered a problem by the speaker?
-The speaker considers the Rabbit R1's form factor a problem because it is an additional device that consumers have to carry around, which goes against the trend of reducing the number of items one needs to carry, such as integrating wallet and key functions into a smartphone.
What is the 'GPT for all' and how does it differ from the Rabbit R1's approach?
-GPT for all is a software that allows users to install a local instance of a chat GPT system on their own hardware, providing privacy as no information is exchanged with big tech companies. It differs from the Rabbit R1 as it doesn't require a dedicated device and offers a more private interaction with AI.
What is the main criticism of the Rabbit R1's business model according to the speaker?
-The main criticism is that the Rabbit R1 is selling a product with many functionalities that are not yet implemented, which asks consumers to pay a significant amount for a product that is not fully functional at the time of purchase.
Why does the speaker believe that the Rabbit R1 is not a good investment for consumers?
-The speaker believes that the Rabbit R1 is not a good investment because its functionalities can be easily replicated by a software update on existing smartphones, making the dedicated device unnecessary and its cost unjustified.
What is the future that the speaker envisions for AI devices like the Rabbit R1?
-The speaker envisions a future where AI devices can be taught to perform basic tasks across various platforms and devices, translating human speech into real actions, but in a form factor that is more integrated and less cumbersome than the Rabbit R1.
Outlines
📺 Introduction to The Sopranos and Maris Brownley's Influence
The speaker, Mudahar, introduces the topic by expressing surprise and admiration for the TV show 'The Sopranos,' which he has recently started watching. He then segues into discussing Maris Brownley, a prominent YouTuber known for his impactful reviews on tech products. Mudahar recalls a previous discussion about the 'Human AI pin,' a wearable tech product that received criticism from Maris for its high price and limited utility. The summary also touches on the Rabbit R1, another product that has been gaining attention and which Maris has reviewed, highlighting its current limitations and potential future developments.
📱 Critique of Rabbit R1 and Comparison to Smartphone Capabilities
Mudahar delves into Maris Brownley's critique of the Rabbit R1, a device that, despite its $200 price tag, still relies heavily on cloud processing for its functionalities. He discusses the device's current capabilities, such as music playback and food ordering, and compares these to the features already available on smartphones. The speaker also mentions the Rabbit R1's potential future updates, including ticketing, navigation, and a 'web teach mode' for learning user behaviors. However, he expresses skepticism about the device's form factor and the willingness of consumers to carry yet another device when smartphones can perform similar tasks.
🚀 The Future of AI and Large Action Models
The speaker shifts the focus to the future of AI, specifically discussing large action models (LAMs) and their potential to transform how we interact with technology. He uses the example of the character EDI from the game 'Mass Effect 2' to illustrate how LAMs can execute tasks based on human speech. Mudahar appreciates the innovative direction that companies like Rabbit are taking with LAMs but criticizes the physical form factor of their products. He suggests that a watch or a smart clock would be more practical and discusses the risks of selling incomplete products at a high price, using the example of the game 'Payday 3'.
🤔 Consumer Perspective on AI Devices and Investment in Tech
In the final paragraph, Mudahar reflects on the consumer perspective regarding AI devices. He questions the value proposition of products like the Rabbit R1 when compared to the capabilities of smartphones and the potential for software updates from tech giants like Apple and Google. He also addresses the concerns of investors who might be enticed by the futuristic concept but as a consumer, he finds it hard to justify the cost. The speaker concludes by inviting the audience to form their own opinions on the matter and signs off with his name.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡The Sopranos
💡Maris Brownley
💡Human AI Pin
💡Rabbit R1
💡Large Action Model (LAM)
💡Generative AI
💡Smartphone Integration
💡Web Teach Mode
💡Consumer Grade CPUs
💡Privacy
💡Future of Technology
Highlights
The Sopranos is a great show about the mafia that the speaker just discovered
Maris Brownlee is a YouTuber known for reviewing tech products and his reviews can make or break startups
Maris reviewed the Humane AI pin, a wearable AI assistant product that was criticized as being useless and easily replaceable
The Rabbit R1 is a pocket-sized device that runs on a large action model AI and has various functionalities like searching, ride sharing, and food ordering
The Rabbit R1 costs $200 with no subscription fee, but many of its features are still promised updates
The device has a camera to capture the world around it and can send images/videos to the AI for analysis
The Rabbit R1 is using a large action model AI, which can convert human speech into actionable commands to interact with other applications
The form factor of the Rabbit R1 as a separate device is criticized as unnecessary when smartphones can already do its functions
The speaker would prefer a watch form factor to interact with the AI without having to carry an extra device
The Rabbit R1 is a glimpse into the future of AI but its current product execution is flawed
The company behind the Rabbit R1 is trying to bring the future but may struggle to compete with tech giants like Apple and Google
The speaker discusses the importance of large language models (LLMs) and large action models in the future of AI
The Rabbit R1 represents an innovative approach to AI but its execution and form factor are not yet ideal for consumers
The speaker argues that selling unfinished products at a high price is a gamble and consumers may not stick around for promised future updates
The Rabbit R1 is an example of an AI product that is trying to bring the future but may not succeed due to its current limitations and competition from tech giants
The speaker concludes that while the concept behind the Rabbit R1 is promising, the product itself is not yet recommendable for consumers
Transcripts
hello guys and gals me mudahar and you
know I've been watching the show now
called The Sopranos which is like all
brand new for me I I missed out on it
I'll be real with you I I can't believe
I missed out on how great this show is
it's a show about the mafia and how you
know they they do mob related things now
there's one YouTuber that I associate
with the mafia on this platform right
here that my friends is Maris brownley
and I talked about this guy a week and a
half ago I say this guy but he's pretty
much a YouTube known quantity at this
point yeah he's been putting some
companies sleeping with the fishes okay
that's pretty much where he's going with
it now a Mars brownly review can either
have you in the land of milk or honey or
put your startup into serious [ __ ]
risk apparently these days now mares
brownley I talked about him a week and a
half ago when he made this one tech
review that wouldn't leave my feeds for
like 2 three days straight okay he
talked about this thing called the human
AI pin which was this wearable product
where you could just have this camera
attached to you and like this little
product that you could talk to interface
with and it would just be like your
little AI chat GPT bot on the go okay it
would be your little be your little
friend on your on on your shirt okay
that's how it worked now this product
was laughed at he made fun of it because
at the end of the day it was actually a
useless product it could easily be
replaced by Siri Google Voice whatever a
simple [ __ ] basic Google search was
faster than the time it took for this
product to communicate back with its
servers and and give you a chat GPT AI
response now for $700 and a subscription
fee uh yeah of course people are going
to laugh at it okay now of course Maris
makes a video where he talks about this
thing called the rabbit R1 and he titles
it baile
reviewable now again this is a product
that I also have seen in my feed for the
last couple days in fact even the week
it's actually a product that I have been
following pretty closely myself
unfortunately I couldn't actually end up
getting this product myself even you
know putting down into it because it's
just one of those products that
apparently has been ordered enough to
the point where according to statista uh
the worldwide sales for this rabbit
apparently on the newest batch have
reached 50,000 something sales okay now
the rabbit R1 this is what it looks like
this bright orange little square this
half of a Game Boy SP and this is a
pocket companion powered by rabbit
operating system okay so to go down the
rabbit hole here real quick that's a
turn they use not me by the way uh it's
a $200 product all right no subscription
whatsoever now if I add to the bag and I
show you how much it costs in Canadian
Monopoly money just by switching the old
country there uh that's a $279 Canadian
product okay now it's got no
subscription fee but to give you an idea
279 Canadian that's a that's I mean
that's a pretty penny 200 USD is a
pretty
penny so this is a pocket companion that
you bring with you and it gives you
access to a large action model a lamb
which is a little bit different and it's
a reason why I also want to make this
video because today we're kind of
talking about the future okay the actual
future that I want to see all right this
is just not the the route we want to be
taking to get to set future but we'll
discuss why so anyways Maris makes this
video where he talks about it and it is
barely reviewable because a lot of this
product is still unfortunately tied
behind again the promises of what
they'll update down the road so if you
actually look at what they have over
here you can see that again going all
the way down they've got the camera
which allows the device to look front
back see the world around it so you can
send you know images and videos and
request the AI to look into things right
and of course if you look into what they
said it can do which is their
functionality by the way they said that
it can search so do Google searches for
you which you know any chat GPT system
you can download the chat GPT app right
now on your phone and do that right here
in fact if you want to not do with chat
GPT as a chatbot with other servers and
you want actual privacy I'm going to
show you something cool called chat GPT
for all okay GPT for all literally
allows you to install this on Windows
Mac or lunux and actually have your own
local chat GPT instance without any
information being exchanged to Microsoft
Google or any of the big tech companies
okay if you care about privacy and you
want to partake in chat GPT you can
install this on your own Hardware now
the reason why I'm also showing this to
you guys is to again instruct you that
this does require some strong systems so
obviously the model itself is a 3 to 8
GB file and it runs on consumer grade
local CPUs these CPUs are far stronger
than anything rabbit R1 is going to be
putting into its device okay so for 200
bucks you get access to a device that is
by the way running a mediatech mt6 765
octacore processor it's not the most
powerful of devices it purely exists to
be a front-end device for you to input
commands to and they send it off to a
server the cloud where the actual stuff
gets processed and sent back to the
device now according to them you can ask
it to listen to music you can ride share
with it get food generative AI all of
that extra BS now according to maris's
review you can link this with stuff like
uber door Dash mid journey and the thing
is what it does is kind of a glimpse
into what the future can provide now
obviously the problem is they have a lot
of planned [ __ ] like for instance
ticketing navigation reservations and
then of course something known as a web
teach mode so you can teach the actual
product how to use certain
functionalities all right certain
applications certain websites so on and
so forth now the thing about a lot of
these products is I kind of feel for
this company okay 200 bucks that's still
less of a gamble than what it costs the
Humane AI pin but for people 200 bucks
is still 200 bucks and I think these
companies kind of forget that many
people just don't want to take stuff
with them okay they don't want to carry
stuff around with them anyways but we'll
get to that in a bit I want to go over a
bit of maris's review with you now in
this review where Maris is talking about
this rabbit R1 and yes that is
apparently supposed to be more orange
than what video cameras can capture the
tapes that have come out from people
talking about this and when you look
into like their bios they're all about
artificial intelligence uh when Mar said
if he said his initial videos were
barely reviewable instead of posting and
iterating where would he be today so
yeah the level of discourse that's being
happened by like AI Bros is comparing
free accessible YouTube videos to
commercially available products right
now that are requested money for okay
200 bucks by the way so again what I
want to get into is again getting people
into buying these products anyways Now
look for me buying more things to put
into my pocket or attach to me is not
something I'm looking forward to in fact
if anything I wish I could lessen
whatever I needed to carry for instance
there are three things I take when I
leave my house car keys my wallet and my
cell device okay that's it now if I
could in any way turn my phone key my
car fob into my phone I would okay I
would if I could take my driver's
license because it's the only reason I
carry my wallet with me anyways uh and
again my uh vehicle insurance my vehicle
pink slip into my phone one device
itself I'd be totally okay with that I'd
be fine imagine getting pulled over and
a cop asks you Hey where's your driver's
license pink slip in registration
instead of rumaging through your glove
box you whip out your phone Tap a button
show them your Apple wallet your Google
Wallet whatever and you have all your
stuff there adding extra things into my
pocket is not something I'm looking
forward to so when I looked at something
like the rabbit R1 the problem with the
device like this is instead of being an
idiot who goes out in public carrying
this orange [ __ ] brick with you this
would have been a lot better had they
released this as like a watch form
factor okay something where you could
have a watch on you you could tap a
little button on the crown and say hey
look look at that thing I'm pointing at
maybe a little camera in the front and
say hey translate that for me tell me
what you're looking at search this thing
for me blah blah blah and then it would
just return the answers right on your
local device anyways because all it
would have to do is interact with the
server to begin with and that's all
these devices are effectively doing and
one of the reasons why people are kind
of talking about this even more so is
because even the CEO for this company
has basically been at the Forefront of
trying to get ahead of any possible
negative attention and if you thought
maris's review was scathing you have
other users like snazzy labs and people
that have had supposedly worse
experiences and you can see the CEO in
the situation is actually trying to
compare his product versus The Humane AI
pin and again the problem with these
devices the problem with it is literally
what I said the watch that he has on him
had that form factor been put towards
the watch itself and you could have just
used it because remember they're just
client boxes would be a lot better if
you just had it right there instead of
carrying this extra device with you if
you're going to sell something like this
maybe have it like a smart clock or
something that you have on a desk next
to you anyways that you interact with so
yeah that's kind of been basically where
the discourse for this device is it's
literally a product designed for people
who live in an alternate universe where
smartphones don't exist now these
products while they're selling them for
like 200 bucks a a pop or in some cases
700 with a subscription fee these things
could easily be replaced by Apple Google
in one software update for their iPhones
and Android devices you know imagine if
Google implements an ability for them to
do the exact same functionality rabbit
is doing but freely integrated into
Google devices anybody whether they have
the lowest end smartphone all the way to
the highest end Android smartphone are
able to use that functionality and then
who's to say they wouldn't you know
bring that over to the Google app for
iPhone or who's to say apple wouldn't
bring Siri extra functionality and say
hey Siri can you book an Uber for me and
Siri goes into the application books The
Uber for you and that's the future now
where the actual thing the actual
Sympathy For Me comes from is that what
rabbit is trying to do is actually bring
the Future Okay so again while companies
like apple are bringing generative Ai
and spending a billion buaron per year
to catch up with artificial AI uh
artificial AI That's a weird AI in
general what you got to understand and
the most important part about it what
rabbit is doing is using something known
as an L now when it comes to AI [ __ ]
llms are probably the most popular term
out there these are chat Bots large
language models [ __ ] like chat GPT what
rabbit is doing is something known as a
large action model and I wanted to talk
about this a little bit because this is
actually the Future Okay so a good
example is if you ever play the game
Mass Effect 2 you probably know of a
character known as Edy Ed is basically a
ship artificial intelligence that works
on the Normandy the characters in the
game interact with Ed to do stuff on the
ship so for instance if you want Ed to
change autop piloting things you talk to
the ship and it just does it all for you
basically it is a large action model
it's able to interface with things and
act as if a human uh you know basically
take human speech and convert it to
actual action so what rabbit is doing
with the L model is basically creating a
system where you can ask a piece of
software to book an Uber for you get
food for you do Google search interact
with an application and in theory it's
going to talk to that application and
convert what you say into actable actual
usable you know actions which I think is
really cool I think it's a way to the
future but I think the actual form
factor these companies are selling these
products on is a bit of a joke all right
people are going to laugh at this
product because yes the rabbit R1 is a
useless piece of product but the thing
that it's trying to achieve is actually
not useless it's so weird when I discuss
it like that right like you would think
that people would line up for something
like this but paying 200 bucks for
something that can easily be replaced by
a software update or even dealing with
functionality that is achieved today by
simpler stuff on smartphones is what I'm
kind of talking about right is where I'm
kind of leading the situation into it's
not mares brownley that's killing these
companies or destroying these product
he's just speaking about it from a
logical sense all right most people and
money isn't exactly Bountiful these days
most people are not willing to spend 200
bucks to buy a little orange square and
have it serve as a personal digital
assistant when in reality smartphones
already can do what this device does at
a fraction of the cost in a much more
intuitive and easy to access way out
there I said when I covered the human AI
pin that most people using it probably
would be older individuals people with
disabilities but again the future of
this device is cool imagine a future
where you could teach this device to do
basic [ __ ] for you on a TV on a computer
on a gaming console or whatever and it
would actually translate what you say
into real action the thing is the rabbit
AI the rabbit R1 is just not the way
there what it represents is something I
want to see grow in the future the
product as it is is not something that I
could ever recommend to anybody and one
of the things Marquees mentioned in his
video and one of the things I've been
saying for years and even in the Gaming
Community obviously is unfinished
products okay selling anything for 200
bucks and expecting people to think
about the future is an impossible task
okay comparing it to just the idea of
gaming Halo infinite was a game that
dropped actually better example payday 3
payday 3 is a game that dropped almost
half a year ago I think at this point
and when it dropped it had a lot of
promises okay it was going to replace
the very successful Payday 2 to this day
payday 3 has what maybe a couple hundred
people playing on it right now so they
kind of dropped the ball months ago by
promising things but achieving very
little on a release date so here's the
thing if let's say a year from now
payday 3 becomes an amazing game well
you still had that year in between where
you kind of asked people to take a
Gamble and you've already had such a bad
stinct towards your product so if a year
later you create an absolute amazing
product and if rabbit makes that amazing
beautiful web teach mode and it brings
more functionality will people be around
to stick with this product or will by
the Time Rap catches up Apple will
already be there and Google will already
be there or other products that are more
open more I guess economically feasible
be there and provide a better product
okay who's to say somebody doesn't just
develop an application for their phone
that somebody downloads for free maybe
pag a subscription of like five bucks a
month to and gets access to roughly the
same feature set that's what I'm kind of
bringing up over here and that's one of
the weird things about looking into
these AI devices and these AI Tech Bros
out there it's like it feels like if
you're if you're a VC investor like if
you're like a big Investment Company it
sounds like a great thing and you'll
throw $10 million 20 30 whatever money
at rabbit but as a consumer you kind of
think to yourself what the [ __ ] is the
point of having this button that again
doesn't do a whole heck of a lot more
than my smartphone will is booking Ubers
and and and ordering door Dash and
playing music which already can be done
with pretty much any personal digital
assistant anyways worth the cost of
admission I'll leave that for the
audience to decide I I it's just been
Something Brewing in my head and I
wanted to really talk about it but yeah
this is me mudahar and if you like what
you saw please like comment and
subscribe justlike if you dislike it I
am out
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)