New Juul patent application hints at AI-powered vape to help users quit nicotine

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Juul has applied for a patent regarding a device, supposedly powered by artificial intelligence, that the company says could help users quit nicotine by restricting daily consumption and gradually weaning them off the product. The e-cigarette company applied for the patent last summer, and the application was recently made public, according to The Logic.The patent application describes a device that would work “in communication” with a vaporiz