OpenAI's First Device Is Reportedly a Screenless Speaker That Moves

Bloomberg reports that OpenAI’s first consumer device is a screenless smart speaker with mechanical parts that can move on their own — pitched internally as a “humanlike AI companion that lives in the home.” It syncs with ChatGPT, develops a “personality,” and learns about its owner from digital data such as email. Designers from Jony Ive’s LoveFrom and the $6.5 billion io acquisition are building it with former Apple engineers — awkward context, given Apple sued OpenAI over hardware trade secrets days earlier. No price or date yet; OpenAI has previously targeted a late-2026 launch.