Logitech CEO criticizes standalone AI gadgets as ‘solutions looking for a problem’
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Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber questioned the value of dedicated AI hardware devices, saying many current AI gadgets are a ‘solution looking for a problem’ even as Logitech embeds AI into its own peripherals. Faber highlighted products like Humane’s AI Pin and Rabbit’s R1 as examples of underwhelming AI hardware, while noting that Logitech prefers to integrate AI features such as ChatGPT and Copilot shortcuts into existing mice and cameras and to use AI agents internally to boost productivity.
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