Burlington, VT
16-Feb-2025
A hush falls over the literal tens of people waiting in a sparsely occupied auditorium in the basement of the Burlington public library as Herman Aldo, CEO and chief scientist for start up AI company Innovappliance is set to unveil the new AI powered dish washer and toaster oven combination appliance.
“Welcome all, today I think we all know why we’re here. It’s been a grueling 4 months of work, but we think we’ve combined the three things that americans want: reliable toasters, clean dishes, and AI. And not just any AI. we’ve trained our AI on the finest models available for free off of the internet, so we know they’re both accurate and complete. We can’t wait for everyone to experience what we believe is the pinnacle of elegant technology and modern living. With the intellitoast function, you can tell our industry revolutionizing toastwasher to pause the rinse cycle, and get perfectly toasted bread, every time. Who doesn’t need that? I know I do!” Mr. Aldo enthusiastically exclaimed. “The toastwasher will literally learn not only how you like your toast, but when, and also how dirty your dishes get, at the same time. Gone are the days of stuck on food and soggy toast - two things that plague the American public. I know those things weigh heavily on their minds.”
During the Q&A section at the end, Mr. Also alluded to the possibility that their AI may also eventually have the capability to not only learn about toast and dishwashing habits, but also produce detailed LLM driven pictures of both toast and clean dishes - straight to your inbox.
At the conclusion of the press junket nearly half of the 9 people remaining at the venue, most employees of the local appliance repair shop, gave moderately enthusiastic applause.
After much searching, JFI was unable to find potential buyers willing to commit to a purchase.