OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”
OpenAI is reportedly developing a high-end smart speaker, priced between $300 and $400, designed to act as a smartphone replacement. The device will feature moving parts and lights to create a more 'alive' user experience, with design input from former Apple designer Jony Ive's studio.
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This move signals OpenAI's intent to expand from software into hardware, aiming to integrate its advanced AI models directly into the physical home environment.
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31 Credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto Credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav OpenAI’s upcoming smart speaker will probably cost over $300, “people familiar with the matter” have told Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman .
The generative AI company has “discussed” charging up to $400, Bloomberg, which has been reporting on the yet-to-be-announced smart speaker since July, said today. The publication said that OpenAI is viewing the smart speaker as a smartphone replacement.
OpenAI has declined to comment on its product roadmap.
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