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Brit Morin: Ambient AI wearables will summarize daily life by late 2026

Brit Morin · Hype vs Reality: Our 2026 Predictions for Tech, Media, and Culture · More or Less Podcast · Dec 19, 2025 · at 17:52

Brit Morin discusses ambient AI hardware and listening devices during the More or Less podcast's 2026 predictions episode.

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“I think all four of us by this time next year are going to have a thing on us that is listening and summarizing our days. For us. Like whether it's a ring or a necklace or something, or the, like, I think we will all have them at this point next year, and we will still be in the like early adopter cohort.”

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