Rabbit R1, billed as iPhone replacement, ridiculed

The unveiling of Steve Jobs’ first iPhone marked a turning point in the way we use the Internet and consume media content. Since then, many have dreamed of being at the origins of such a revolution, but nothing convincing is visible on the horizon.

With the advent of artificial intelligence, false beliefs have been born, suggesting that it will radically change society in the coming years and that events will quickly overwhelm us. However, at the moment this is not the case, and even the most efficient artificial intelligences have difficulty coping with complex reasoning.

All this is to say that we are certainly experiencing an artificial intelligence revolution, which does bring a lot of changes, but this is not what we were sold during the euphoria of the beginning. This euphoria has driven some entrepreneurs crazy, to the point where they believe they can replace smartphones. with small artificial intelligence devices with voice commands. This is particularly the case with the Rabbit R1, which has just been ridiculed on social media.

Relegated to the rank of a simple application? The rabbit is going crazy!

At CES 2024, the Rabbit R1 was unveiled by its creator, announcing it as “iPhone killer“. It is a small device that is directly connected to OpenAI services and controlled by voice, like HumanAI’s AiPin. Unlike the Ai Pin, the Rabbit R1 offers a touchscreen that is almost 3 inches in size. costs $200 without subscription. For its part, AiPin costs $700, to which you need to add a $25 monthly plan. Rabbit R1 promises to offer an all-in-one AI device that runs without apps.and continually learns from our interactions with it.

Although its creator declared it to be an iPhone replacement, internet users have just rated Rabbit R1 as a “Simple Android App”. This isn’t just talk, as the project members actually took the Rabbit software and turned it into a simple application.

After being turned into an Android APK by some, a user X Will Hobick, in turn, did this for iOS (as a progressive web app):

Rabbit r1 runs on iOS 👀. This app uses device time, battery life, haptic touch, camera and more. Created in just a few hours and works like a PWA.

Rabbit r1 works on iOS 👀

This app takes into account device operating time, battery life, haptic touch, camera, and more. Created in just a few hours and works as PWA, IOS and Android (see thread).

This demo was built into @FlutterDev With @FlutterFlow pic.twitter.com/cZ935M4YUU

— Will Hobick (@WillHobick) May 2, 2024

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Soon after this public humiliation The rabbit defended himself no, his device is not just an Android app. He goes on to say that Rabbit OS is built specifically for the cloud and learns to leverage the software the user uses.

He adds that a pirated app installed locally, as Internet users have done, cannot do the same thing as his Rabbit R1. Very poor defense because it’s just a joke. But the application An Android or iPhone could have full access to Rabbit OS features if they were eligible.