Here’s a fresh take on the AI personal assistant: TwinMind aims to become your virtual 'second brain' by quietly eavesdropping on your day-to-day conversations — but with all the privacy bells and whistles turned on. As a techno-journalist who's seen a parade of voice AI and note-taking apps, TwinMind’s approach stands out by running natively on your phone, capturing ambient speech all day without the cloud gobbling your data or your battery.
Think of it as a brainy sidekick that transcribes and organizes your ideas, meetings, lectures, and coffee chats—not by forcing you to hit record, but by passively listening, offline, and respecting your privacy by deleting raw audio after transcription. It's as if your personal assistant took notes, organized your to-dos, and gave you quick answers, all while being that friendly, unobtrusive presence in the background.
From a tech perspective, running continuous audio capture on iOS is no small feat—Apple loves its walled garden, and getting around that takes some serious engineering creativity. TwinMind teams’ deep roots in Google X and AI research clearly shine here. Plus, their shiny new speech model, supporting over 140 languages and accents, is playing the global game well, especially with real-time translation at their fingertips.
Now, don’t let the passive audio recording vibe freak you out — they don’t store your audio clips on the cloud and don’t train AI models on your data, a crucial distinction in today’s privacy-conscious world. Of course, this kind of ambient capture raises valid questions: Where exactly is the line between helpful memory aid and digital eavesdropping? It’s a balance only you, the user, can decide, and it’s refreshing that TwinMind gives you that control.
The Chrome extension that scans your browser tabs and ranks internship applications? That’s not just clever — it’s a glimpse into how AI context-gathering could revolutionize workflows, cutting through the noise with laser precision.
Sure, there’s room for improvement — offline experience isn’t perfect with the new heavy-duty Ear-3 model, and expanding the team for design and business development will be key for user experience and growth. But here's the bottom line: TwinMind’s vision is pragmatic, innovative, and realistic. It’s not promising the sci-fi future of brain-computer interfaces but delivering a tangible, hands-off way to keep your thoughts and hectic life smarter and better organized.
For those juggling meetings, research, and daily chaos, this is more than an app; it’s like having a productivity-enhancing friend who never forgets, doesn’t judge, and always has your back. What’s not to like? Keep an eye on TwinMind to see how this second brain evolves — it might just be the AI companion your multitasking life has been waiting for. Source: Ex-Google X trio wants their AI to be your second brain — and they just raised $6M to make it happen
