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January 12, 2026

‘Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells

  • Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.
    • By MATT O'BRIEN
    AP Technology Writer

    AP Photo/John Locher [enlarge]
    Attendees examine at a Samsung Bespoke AI Family Hub refrigerator at the Samsung booth during the CES tech show last week.

    The promise of artificial intelligence was front and center at this year's CES gadget show. But spicing up a simple machine like a refrigerator with unnecessary AI was also a surefire way to win the “Worst in Show.”


     
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