OpenAI developing AI devices including smart speaker: Report

OpenAI has more than 200 people working on a ​family of AI-powered devices that will ‌include a smart speaker and possibly ​smart glasses and a ⁠smart lamp, the Information reported on Friday, citing a person with knowledge of the ‌plans.

The smart speaker, the first device OpenAI will ‌launch, is likely to be priced ‌between $200 ⁠and $300, the report said, citing ⁠two people with knowledge of it. The speaker, which, however, would not ship until ​February 2027 at ‌earliest, will have a camera, enabling it to take in information about its users and their surroundings, ‌the report said.

The smart glasses ​likely would not be ready for mass production until ⁠2028, the report said.

OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters ‌request for comment.

The ChatGPT owner entered the hardware industry with the $6.5 billion acquisition of former Apple designer Jony Ive’s startup io Products, aiming to capitalise on the ‌growing demand for physical AI and augmented ​reality.

Facebook-parent Meta has seen strong success with its Ray-Ban smart ⁠glasses, which allows users to record ⁠and take pictures, and stream content through tiny cameras. Apple ‌and Google are also reportedly working on their own smart glasses.