Greg Chaffins As AI continues its influx into modern life, there are new devices that are creating a new category for consumers. These are small devices that a user can wear discreetly upon their person, and it actively listens to everything and converts the voice to text for storage. While this is extremely handy for recounting the day or taking notes, it does present a bit of a privacy issue for others the user may encounter throughout the day.
But a new device, helmed by former Apple engineer Elena Wagenmans, alleviates the concern with a novel approach. The new devices is designed to only record what the user says and ignore all other voices. The technology is already there in some intelligent speakers that respond only to your voice, but this takes that application to another level.
The Taya Necklace is a simple design with a button that starts and stops recording. The necklace also ships with a companion iOS app that stores your day and allows queries about it through a simple AI chat feature. The Taya startup recently raised five million in a seed funding round, so things are looking good for the intelligent note taker. The approach to put privacy first in an active note taking device is sure to get some attention as more of these types of concerns are raised. The Taya Necklace is available for preorder for $89.
