Rabbit, the AI-focused firm that garnered consideration final 12 months with its wearable AI assistant, has resurfaced this week, unveiling a brand new demonstration of its newest innovation—the Android AI agent. The corporate launched a preview video showcasing the AI’s capacity to carry out numerous duties on an Android gadget primarily based on person prompts.

In response to Rabbit, this Android AI agent is able to dealing with a number of capabilities throughout totally different purposes. These embody adjusting app notification settings, looking for content material on YouTube, transferring elements from a recipe app to Google Maintain, composing an AI-generated poem and sending it through WhatsApp, in addition to downloading and studying to play a sport from Google Play.

This newest improvement builds upon Rabbit’s earlier work with its net agent, LAM Playground, although the Android AI agent stays a piece in progress. Whereas the AI efficiently executes duties, its efficiency varies in effectivity and accuracy. Notably, the system seems sluggish, elevating questions on its practicality. Customers might discover it simply as straightforward, if not faster, to finish the duties manually quite than counting on the AI to interpret and execute instructions.

An intriguing facet of the demonstration is the obvious absence of Rabbit’s flagship product, the Rabbit R1, which stays idle on a desk all through the video. The wearable AI assistant, at the moment retailing at $199, doesn’t appear to play any function within the showcased AI capabilities. This omission leaves some uncertainty relating to the R1’s relevance and the way Rabbit intends to combine its {hardware} with its evolving AI capabilities.

Regardless of these uncertainties, the demonstration confirms that Rabbit continues to be energetic and pursuing developments in AI-driven automation. For customers who’ve already invested within the firm’s merchandise, this alerts continued improvement and potential enhancements sooner or later. Nonetheless, the corporate might want to deal with considerations relating to the pace and practicality of its AI implementations if it goals to ascertain itself as a frontrunner within the house.