OpenAI president Greg Brockman revealed in an interview that the company is developing what he described as a “family of devices” designed to enable interaction with the company’s AI models. While the company has faced widespread speculation about potential hardware offerings, including reports of a smart speaker potentially launching in 2027 and earlier rumors of wearable devices, Brockman neither confirmed these reports nor provided specific timelines. He indicated only that users should “expect them soon” without elaborating further on the devices’ form factor or capabilities.
When questioned about potential legal complications from Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI related to work with former Apple designer Jony Ive, Brockman emphasized the company’s independent focus. He stated that OpenAI prioritizes its own technological development and expressed confidence in the company’s innovation capabilities, asserting that the organization has “no interest in other companies’ trade secrets.”
Brockman expressed his belief that interaction with computers will fundamentally shift toward voice-based communication rather than typing for most daily tasks. He acknowledged emerging solutions to challenges posed by widespread voice interaction in shared spaces, citing soundproof “beak” masks that have recently gained attention as evidence of market demand for such solutions, though he noted these may not represent the ultimate resolution to the problem.
The company is also prioritizing trust and transparency regarding its artificial intelligence systems. Brockman indicated that OpenAI is working to address user concerns about privacy in features like ChatGPT’s “temporary chat” mode. The company is developing technological mechanisms intended to provide what Brockman described as “verifiable, auditable guarantees” that would ensure only the AI systems themselves can access users’ private data, representing a technical approach to privacy assurance.
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