OpenAI Plans to Launch Its First Screenless Smart Speaker, Expected in 2027
According to media reports on Tuesday, OpenAI plans to launch a portable, screenless smart speaker, which will be its first consumer-facing hardware product, capable of controlling smart home devices, playing media, handling messages, and invoking ChatGPT capabilities. The device is expected to launch in 2027 as part of a hardware plan involving roughly five devices, with a longer-term goal of building a mobile AI device that can replace smartphones. Last year, OpenAI spent $6.5 billion to acquire io, founded by Jony Ive, and the LoveFrom studio is helping it build its hardware business.
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The report disclosed the form factor, launch timing, and product lineup plans for OpenAI's first consumer hardware, offering a window into its hardware roadmap and revenue strategy.
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① OpenAI plans to launch its first consumer-grade portable screenless smart speaker, which can link with smart home devices and invoke ChatGPT capabilities; ② The device is equipped with advanced AI models and sensors that can recognize user scenarios and, as usage habits evolve, develop exclusive personality traits to establish human-like emotional connections. Cailian Press, July 15 (Editor Niu Zhanlin) According to media reports on Tuesday, OpenAI plans to launch a portable, screenless smart speaker, which will become the company's first consumer-facing hardware product. It is reported that the device can link to and control smart home appliances while deeply invoking the full capabilities of ChatGPT.
The core design feature of this device is that, as it gains an in-depth understanding of users' usage habits, it will continuously complete personalized iterations and proactively provide services to users. Its most core highlight is that it possesses exclusive personality traits and can establish human-like emotional connections with users.
In a complaint filed last Friday, Apple alleged that OpenAI, through former employees, recruitment practices, and supplier relationships, orchestrated a "large-scale operation" to systematically obtain and use Apple confidential information in order to accelerate its plan to enter the consumer hardware market.
After OpenAI launches this device, it may open up a new source of revenue for the company, which is preparing for an IPO. Last year, OpenAI spent $6.5 billion to acquire io, an AI device startup founded by former Apple design director Jony Ive, aiming to develop new hardware products suited to the generative artificial intelligence era.
The report pointed out that the device will be able to control smart home devices, play media content, answer user questions, handle messages, and invoke the broader AI capabilities behind ChatGPT.
For example, users can take the device to the laundry room while doing chores, move it to the kitchen while cooking to seek help, and later place it in the living room or bedroom to play music.
The report also said that Jony Ive's design studio LoveFrom is also assisting OpenAI in building its hardware business. The project involves multiple former Apple designers and engineers who participated in the development of products such as the iPhone and Mac.
This rumored smart speaker is expected to be released in 2027 as part of OpenAI's effort to build a larger hardware product lineup. At present, the hardware plan is said to include about five devices, and OpenAI's longer-term plan includes building "a mobile AI device capable of replacing smartphones."
In addition, OpenAI has recently been teasing a Codex hardware device called Codex Micro, which was developed in cooperation with Work Louder and is planned for release on July 15.