{"id":124108,"date":"2026-07-30T10:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/124108\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:43:19","slug":"openai-is-building-a-family-of-devices-for-chatgpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/124108\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI is building a \u2018family of devices\u2019 for ChatGPT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI is working on a suite of new AI-powered devices for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/chatgpt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ChatGPT<\/a>, according to company president Greg Brockman.<\/p>\n<p>The new products will be voice-first, aimed at moving beyond the constraints of typing on a screen in favour of more natural, conversational interactions with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/artificial-intelligence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">artificial intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re building a family of devices,\u201d Mr Brockman said on the New Things with Joanna Stern <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b_44Ra8msls\">podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No specific details were given, though Mr Brockman claimed that they would be \u201cbuilt for the AI era\u201d and be \u201cmaximally useful&#8230; just something that people really want in their personal and work lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI launched its first hardware product earlier this month, unveiling a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tech\/openai-keyboard-ai-codex-micro-apple-b3015979.html\">$230 miniature keyboard<\/a> designed for users of the company\u2019s Codex tool.<\/p>\n<p>A more consumer-friendly gadget is expected to be unveiled later this year, which is designed to serve as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tech\/openai-device-altman-ive-ai-b2763650.html\">a \u201chuman-like\u201d companion<\/a> for everyday ChatGPT users.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/openai\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OpenAI<\/a> CEO Sam Altman has previously described it as a \u201cthird core device\u201d that will be \u201ccapable of being fully aware of a user\u2019s surroundings and life, will be unobtrusive, able to rest in one\u2019s pocket or on one\u2019s desk.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Developed in collaboration with Jony Ive, who led the design of the original iPhone, the device is rumoured to be screenless and fitted with a camera and other sensors.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chatgpt-device-ai-altman-ive.png\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"How ChatGPT imagines the AI-powered device when given a prompt containing all of Sam Altman's public and private comments about it\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>How ChatGPT imagines the AI-powered device when given a prompt containing all of Sam Altman&#8217;s public and private comments about it (ChatGPT\/ The Independent)<\/p>\n<p>The ChatGPT creator is currently caught up in a high-profile lawsuit brought about by Apple, with the iPhone maker claiming that OpenAI stole trade secrets in order to design its new products.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the defendants in the case are former Apple employees now working for OpenAI, who are accused of emailing themselves internal information from their previous company.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI has denied the accusations, claiming it is \u201cnot aware of any evidence\u201d that the lawsuit has merit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe in fair competition and allowing people the freedom to work wherever they choose, and we\u2019re focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere,\u201d the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>In his latest interview, Mr Brockman said OpenAI has \u201cno interest in other companies\u2019 trade secrets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[580,2215,157],"class_list":["post-124108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-openai","tag-chatgpt","tag-horizontal","tag-openai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}