- OpenAI could be developing a ChatGPT smart speaker
- A price point of $200-$300 has been reported
- It looks like more devices are in development
We know OpenAI is working on hardware, but what form will the first gadgets take? According to a new report, the first official ChatGPT device to see the light of day will be a smart speaker with an integrated camera.
According to The Information (via The Verge ), the device will come in at $200-$300 (approx. £150-£225 / AU$285-AU$425), and will be able to recognize objects around it — as well as offer facial recognition to authorize purchases.
If the device sees the light of day sometime during 2026, it will arrive 12 years after the original Amazon Echo appeared with Alexa on board. While the built-in AI may be very different, the form factor remains.
We don’t get too many details in this latest report, although it also says that smart glasses and a smart lamp are under consideration at OpenAI as the company looks to push ChatGPT into more areas of our daily lives.
Multiple form factors
There has been much speculation about what OpenAI could be working on, in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive. In January, we heard that the company could be planning to launch a behind-the-ear wearable, always on and ready to help you.
We’ve also heard that an AI-powered ChatGPT pen could be on the way, which might enable you to record voice memos and handwritten text and have the built-in AI assistant give you some kind of help along the way.
The overall impression is that quite a few devices are being considered, if not actively developed, and OpenAI will have to find the right balance between functionality, price, battery power and user privacy.
We know that dedicated AI devices haven’t fared very well to date, and even with ChatGPT attracting millions of users every day, it remains to be seen if any of us will want the AI chatbot around with us at all times.
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