OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move
OpenAI is reportedly developing a screenless, mobile smart speaker designed to act as a personalized AI companion. The project faces scrutiny amid ongoing legal disputes with Apple regarding trade secrets.
Why it matters
This marks a significant strategic shift for OpenAI from software-only services to physical hardware, potentially disrupting the smart home market.
OpenAI’s first foray into hardware devices is reported to be a mobile smart speaker with integrated AI capabilities that can sync with ChatGPT and provide other home AI services.
Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the device — which is still currently under development — is designed to be screen-free and is being pitched internally as a “humanlike AI companion that lives in the home.”
OpenAI has long claimed that it wants to launch a hardware product — with some rumors being that it wants to launch its own phone, a move that would put it in competition with Apple.
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