OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year

The first OpenAI device is set to be a smart speaker that lets you talk to ChatGPT, according to a report. from Bloomberg. The device will apparently not have a screen, but will use a camera and additional sensors to “understand” your environment.

The report comes just days after Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI that criticized the AI ​​company stealing hardware secrets. OpenAI, in a new word on Tuesdaysaid that “I do not know of any evidence to show that this complaint is justified.”

Sources tell us Bloomberg that the OpenAI device will also have an extra battery that will allow users to carry it with them. It will provide smart home controls, as well as the ability to play media, answer questions, and reply to messages. Bloomberg It is also said that the device will use GPT-Live, OpenAI’s The upgraded audio version was announced last week.

Bloomberg it said that the device will use “autonomous machines” to “connect with the people who use it.” In February, The Information reported on the same device that is equipped is a camera that can detect objects or people nearby.

The speaker is rumored to launch in 2027 as part of OpenAI’s plans to build a larger hardware suite, which currently includes five devices, according to Bloomberg. OpenAI is teaming up with former Apple developer Jony Ive on these new tools following a nearly $6.5 billion acquisition of his design firmio Products.

OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company has also been teasing the Codex tool it is called Codex Microproduced in partnership with Work Louder, that is is preparing for release on July 15.