I bought a friend - Friend AI Pin

ShortCircuit October 1, 2025
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Check out the Secretlab Titan Evo ergonomic gaming chair at https://lmg.gg/secretlabsc and give your back the support it deserves! For $130, you can wear an AI “friend” around your neck. Linus tests its quirks, questions its privacy tradeoffs, and finds out if anyone would actually want one. The reactions in public say a lot about who this device is really for... Check out Friend: https://lmg.gg/NF27V Want us to unbox something? Make a suggestion at https://lmg.gg/7s34e ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► GET A VPN: https://www.piavpn.com/ShortCircuit ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Affiliate links powered in part by https://affilimate.com/ Linus Sebastian is an investor in Framework Computer, Inc CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:36 Unboxing the Friend necklace 1:19 First impressions and design quirks 2:57 Privacy policy and data collection concerns 4:00 Sponsor 4:42 Naming the AI and first setup 6:02 Testing responsiveness and limitations 7:12 Functionality without a camera 8:00 Trying real-world conversations 9:54 Field test outdoors 11:41 Public reaction test 13:04 Price and final thoughts 14:13 Credits

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