Limitless

Limitless pitches itself as a personal AI assistant that lives with you, literally capturing your conversations, surroundings, and past experiences to build a sort of external memory. The idea is seductive—imagine a wearable device that remembers everything you’ve said and heard, then uses that to help you think better, make decisions, or just keep track of your life’s chaos. But here’s where it gets tricky: it’s not just a glorified recorder or note-taker. It’s trying to be a mind extension, a partner in your mental workflow. In practice, this means it’s more than a gadget; it’s something you lean on when your brain feels overloaded or scatterbrained—like during meetings, long projects, or even daily routines where details slip through the cracks. It’s not for casual use or one-off tasks. Instead, it demands you integrate it into your daily grind, which can be both its strength and downfall. The promise of having an AI that genuinely knows what you’ve experienced and can pull from that to offer relevant insights or reminders is tantalizing, but it also raises questions about privacy, data management, and how much you’re willing to outsource your memory. Still, in a world drowning in information, having a wearable that tries to keep you sane—by remembering what you can’t—is worth a second look, even if it feels a bit sci-fi or intrusive at first.