Humane's Ai Pin was a flop. Now it's a recycling nightmare | Context
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Humane's Ai Pin and other AI wearables are difficult to recycle, threatening to worsen the world's global e-waste problem

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Humane’s Ai Pin and other AI wearables are difficult to recycle, threatening to worsen the world’s global e-waste problem.

  • Quicky@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Oh and not to question the professor’s expertise but you can’t blame the consumers for this one. Literally NOBODY asked for one of these pins.

    “These products are designed based on the consumers’ desires and affordability,” said Berrin Tansel, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Florida International University.

    Making them easier to recycle would require the cost of the material recovery process to be fronted by the manufacturer, making them more expensive, Tansel told Context.

      • usualsuspect191@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 months ago

        There’s an e-waste recycling fee tacked onto some electronics (TVs mostly I think) in Canada. Maybe it needs to be expanded to other things?