OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year
OpenAI's first device is set to be a smart speaker that lets you talk with ChatGPT, according to a report from Bloomberg. The device apparently won't 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 accused the AI company of stealing hardware secrets. OpenAI, in a new statement on Tuesday, said that it is "not aware of any evidence that this complaint has meri
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OpenAI is planning to announce its first major hardware device, a smart speaker that users can talk to with ChatGPT, with a planned release in 2027. The device will feature a camera and sensors to understand its environment, a rechargeable battery for portability, and mechanical elements that can move to create humanlike interaction. The speaker will include smart home controls, media playback, question-answering, and message response capabilities, and will use an upgraded voice model called GPT-Live. OpenAI is working with a former designer on a broader hardware lineup consisting of roughly five devices total.
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