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Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine, wants to get into hardware \u2014 kinda sorta.<\/p>\n

Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity\u2019s founder and CEO, posted<\/a> on X yesterday that he was considering making a \u201csimple, under $50\u201d device to \u201creliably answer\u201d questions \u201cvoice to voice.\u201d He promised that Perplexity would \u201cdefinitely\u201d sell such a device if the post got more than 5,000 likes.<\/p>\n

It did. \u201cAlright. LFG!,\u201d Srinivas replied<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Alright. LFG! https:\/\/t.co\/hMw3eugb0l<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) November 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hardware is becoming something of an obsession among high-profile AI startups \u2014 in part because of its cachet, but also because new AI-focused form factors have the potential to enable new kinds of interactions. Art generator Midjourney formed a hardware team in August, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently confirmed he\u2019s working with ex-App<\/a>le design chief Jony Ive on an AI hardware project.<\/p>\n

But hardware is hard. <\/p>\n

Rabbit\u2019s R1, perhaps one of the most successful AI devices in recent years, is available in abundance<\/a> at steep discounts on eBay. Rabbit claims to have sold around 130,000 units as of June, but the startup has been slow to deliver on many of the features it advertised ahead of the R1\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n

Other AI device ventures have crashed and burned \u2014 Humane being the most extreme example. The startup touted its Ai Pin, a futuristic wearable device, as a sort of smartphone replacement. But the reviews were dreadful, sales were weak, and safety issue forced Humane to issue recalls<\/a>. Before long, Humane was on the hunt for an acquirer.<\/p>\n

Now, Perplexity has a lot of cash in the bank \u2014 and it\u2019s said to be close to raising around a half a billion dollars. That\u2019s one ingredient for hardware success. But with history as our guide, there\u2019s a lot else that has to go right if the company hopes to have a hit on its hands (or at least avoid a dud).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n