Instacart cofounder unveils AI wearable Temple, gets roasted as real-life "Torment Nexus"
kingslyj · x · 2026-11-08
Deep Goyal announced Temple, an ambitious always-with-you AI device pitched as "science fiction happening now" — with marketing copy that literally invites comparisons to Black Mirror episodes. The launch drew instant mockery: @sandygrains quipped that only sociopaths who can't grasp the humanity in art become famous billionaire founders, attaching the classic "Torment Nexus" meme about tech companies building the dystopia sci-fi warned us against.
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