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When AI Can't Tell Life from TV

Monday, April 7, 2025 • 2 min read

I bought this $50 device because I was curious if it could eventually help my aging parents (in their 70s) keep track of the small things they occasionally forget. But before even thinking about handing it to them, I wanted to test it out for myself — to see if the concept actually worked.

Let’s just say… I stopped wearing it pretty quickly. 😅

I muted the device and put it aside — but not before it captured one of the funniest AI-generated summaries I’ve ever seen. The device itself, called the Bee Pioneer, actually looks great 🐝. The idea is solid. I first heard about it from @leo on one of his shows, and I figured it had promise — if it worked well.

So on Saturday, I went through my usual routine: watched some TV 📺, paid a few bills 💸, and muttered about the President and his latest round of tariff nonsense 🙄. Then on Sunday, I opened the Bee app to see what it had recorded and summarized from my day.

And according to Bee’s AI… this is what I did — all in a single day:

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AI can be great! I just used it to analyze a file and confirm that it was a .jpg missing its extension. Then, it showed me exactly how to fix over 1,000 files. For newbie geeks like me, it's fantastic! 🚀