According to a Chinese tipster on Weibo, OpenAI is gearing up to launch its first hardware product – a pair of earbuds, of course, powered by the company’s own AI model. According to the report, the company decided to scale back on its hardware efforts for the time being, likely because of the rising hardware costs.
At first, OpenAI was rumored to be working on a small pendant or a pen, which is in line with the CEO Sam Altman’s remarks about the device being more “peaceful and calm” than a smartphone. Especially after OpenAI hired Apple’s ex-chief designer Jony Ive.
Plans have probably changed since the first mention of the device, and the company has decided to go with something simpler – AI-powered earbuds. Sadly, there are no more details available except that it will likely be called “Dime”. It’s expected to hit the market by the end of this year, and once the HBM (high-bandwidth memory) shortage improves, OpenAI will introduce a more advanced version of the product.
