OpenAI Building 'Family of Devices' for ChatGPT
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- Greg Brockman, OpenAI president, said the company is building a 'family of devices' for interacting with its AI models in an interview with YouTube's Joanna Stern, but declined to confirm or deny specific product rumors.
- Brockman would not confirm reports of a smart speaker OpenAI is rumored to launch in 2027, nor earlier rumors of a Humane AI Pin-style wearable, offering only 'you can expect them soon' on timing.
- OpenAI is developing the devices with former Apple designer Jony Ive, and Brockman dismissed concerns that Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI could derail the project, saying the company has 'no interest in other companies' trade secrets.'
- Brockman predicted users will shift from typing to talking for the 'vast majority' of tasks, pointing to the emergence of soundproof 'beak' masks in open offices as evidence of product-market fit for voice-first computing.
- OpenAI is working on technical solutions offering 'verifiable, auditable guarantees' that only AI systems can review users' private data, addressing trust concerns around ChatGPT's 'temporary chat' mode privacy.
Why it matters: Brockman's vague 'family of devices' framing — no confirmed form, no release date — suggests OpenAI is still in early hardware experimentation despite the Jony Ive partnership buzz, while his flat dismissal of Apple's lawsuit signals the company is prepared to litigate to keep its consumer hardware ambitions alive.
