OpenAI Readies $300-$400 Jony Ive AI Speaker for 2027 Launch
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Updated · New Atlas · Aug 15
OpenAI Readies $300-$400 Jony Ive AI Speaker for 2027 Launch
3 articles · Updated · New Atlas · Aug 15
Summary
A 2027 launch is being targeted for OpenAI’s first serious ChatGPT home device—a small, screenless, battery-powered smart speaker reportedly designed by Jony Ive.
The roughly hockey-puck-sized device is expected to cost $300 to $400 and include microphones, speakers, cameras, environmental sensors, status lights and moving parts that signal what it is doing.
That hardware points to a different pitch from Amazon, Google and Apple speakers: a portable assistant that can carry ChatGPT’s newer voice experience around the home instead of acting as a fixed voice terminal.
Key details remain unclear, including how much processing happens on-device, how the cameras and sensors will be used, and how deeply it will connect with existing smart-home platforms.
With Apple suing over stolen secrets, could OpenAI’s ambitious $400 AI companion be legally derailed before its highly anticipated 2027 launch?
Given the spectacular failures of recent AI gadgets, what makes OpenAI believe consumers will welcome an always-watching camera into their living rooms?