Marketplace Tech What it's like to be in a relationship where wearable AI records your conversations
Dec 1, 2025
Philip Comins, a user of an AI-enabled pendant, shares insights into how this device captures daily conversations and impacts his relationship. He discusses the surprising role it plays as a personal assistant and relationship therapist. Tensions rise as the pendant records arguments, leading to reflections on privacy and the discomfort of revisiting difficult moments. Philip highlights how AI-generated feedback has helped improve communication with his partner, Corinna, transforming their understanding of each other.
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Couple Uses Always-On Recording Pendant
- Philip wears a one-and-a-quarter inch black aluminum pendant that records audio almost all the time outside work.
- The recordings and transcripts live in an app where an AI chatbot summarizes and analyzes them.
AI Summaries Replace A Therapist Temporarily
- Corinna reads automated reminders generated from yesterday's conversations about chores and shoes at the door.
- Philip and Corinna used the pendant's transcripts and summaries to learn about themselves after a fight and a therapist gap.
Transcripts Reveal Hidden Behavioral Patterns
- Reading transcripts revealed unflattering moments that highlighted real patterns in behavior for Corinna.
- Philip felt initial privacy worries but trusted that only he should have access to his data.