Silicon Valley has a new hot take on AI wearables, and it’s spicier than your local artisanal hot sauce. Kevin Rose, the tech investor who’s seen more startup pitches than most of us have seen avocado toasts, just dropped some real talk about why most AI hardware is about to crash and burn.

Rose’s golden rule for AI gadgets? If you want to punch someone wearing it, it’s probably not worth investing in. And honestly? We’re here for this no-nonsense approach. The tech world is drowning in always-on, always-listening devices that seem more invasive than your nosy neighbor.

Privacy is the New Black

What’s Rose’s beef with these AI trinkets? It’s all about crossing social boundaries. Imagine having a conversation and knowing some pendant is logging every single word. Creepy, right? “We tend to bolt AI onto everything and it’s ruining the world,” Rose says, and we couldn’t agree more.

The Social Media of Our Time

He’s drawing parallels between today’s AI boom and the early days of social media - a time we now look back on with a mix of nostalgia and mild horror. Rose warns we’re making decisions now that might haunt us later, like erasing parts of our own memories or creating synthetic experiences.

The Future Looks Bright(ish)

Despite his skepticism, Rose isn’t anti-tech. He’s excited about how AI is democratizing entrepreneurship, predicting that high school students might launch billion-dollar businesses using AI coding tools. The barrier to entry is crumbling faster than our hopes during tech layoffs.

So next time you see someone sporting an AI gadget that makes you want to throw a punch, just remember: Kevin Rose saw it coming first.