Not just one: OpenAI is building a ‘family of devices’ for its chatbots

TL;DR OpenAI is working on a “family of devices” for its chatbots, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said in an interview. He further added that the company aims to build devices that are useful in people’s daily lives. Brockman said that OpenAI’s hardware devices are “coming soon” but didn’t give a release timeline.

It’s no secret that OpenAI is working on hardware products. The company first started talking about it back in 2024 when it partnered with Apple’s former design lead, Jony Ive. Since then, we’ve seen reports that its first device could resemble a pen or a movable speaker .

Now, an OpenAI executive has shared some more details about the company’s hardware plans. ” Naturally, these devices will be built around OpenAI’s models.