{"id":87108,"date":"2025-05-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.success.com\/?p=87108"},"modified":"2025-05-23T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:15:55","slug":"openai-pocket-sized-ai-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.success.com\/openai-pocket-sized-ai-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman Announces OpenAI\u2019s \u2018Biggest\u2019 Milestone With New Pocket-Sized AI Companion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just a day after confirming OpenAI\u2019s involvement in a colossal <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/introducing-stargate-uae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$500 billion AI data center project<\/a> in the United Arab Emirates, CEO Sam Altman has unveiled a bold new vision for how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.success.com\/how-ai-in-the-metaverse-is-changing-the-world\/\">humans might interact with technology<\/a>. In a message to internal staff, Altman discussed early development plans for a personal AI device in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ex-apple-design-chief-jony-ive-partners-with-sam-altman-to-create-new-ai-superdevice\">Ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive partners with Sam Altman to create new AI superdevice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ive was the creative force behind iconic products such as the iMac, iPhone and Apple Watch, as well as the architectural design of Apple Park and the company\u2019s flagship stores worldwide. He worked closely with Steve Jobs in transforming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.success.com\/apple-500b-investment-us-jobs\/\">Apple into a trillion-dollar business<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.achieversallaccess.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.success.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SUCCESS_CTA_r1@2x.png\" alt=\"SUCCESS+ Subscription offer\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>In a team call exclusively obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/what-sam-altman-told-openai-about-the-secret-device-hes-making-with-jony-ive-f1384005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>, Altman and Ive outlined plans to develop and ship more than 100 million AI \u201ccompanions\u201d designed to integrate seamlessly into users\u2019 personal lives and households. These pocket-sized, screen-free devices will offer a voice-to-voice experience, similar to Amazon\u2019s Echo or the Google Home\u2014but with far more advanced capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership between Altman and Ive will extend beyond a single item launch. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.success.com\/openai-chatgpt-fewer-limits\/\">OpenAI<\/a> has agreed to acquire Ive\u2019s one-year-old startup, io, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/openai-acquire-jony-ives-hardware-startup-io-products-2025-05-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$6.5 billion<\/a>, aiming to introduce \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/sam-and-jony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new family of products<\/a>\u201d for the next era of artificial general intelligence (AGI). 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The device is expected to be neither a smartphone nor glasses, with definite plans to keep it screen-free\u2014a feature they hope will significantly cut down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.success.com\/benefits-unplugging-from-technology\/\">global screen time<\/a> moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting for the next big thing for 20 years,\u201d Altman told the <em>WSJ<\/em>. \u201cWe want to bring people something beyond the legacy products we\u2019ve been using for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-openai-plans-screen-free-future-with-agi-device-expected-to-launch-in-2026\">OpenAI plans screen-free future with AGI device expected to launch in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bringing this vision to life has demanded a quiet, sustained effort from the tech entrepreneurs behind it, who have deliberately kept the project under wraps. Over the past decade, various personal \u201cthird devices,\u201d from smartwatches to smart glasses, have emerged, but none have harnessed the power of AI found in our laptops and phones at the moments we need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ive, alongside Jobs, pursued a similar strategy in the early days, keeping the first iPhone highly secretive and confidential through almost its entire development stage. Only a select group of engineers and top Apple officials were involved before the device was revealed to the public in 2007, under the code name \u201cProject Purple.\u201d OpenAI is adopting a similarly cautious approach, withholding many details in recognition of the many competitors ready to capitalize on new emerging technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-think-it-is-the-coolest-piece-of-technology-that-the-world-will-have-ever-seen\">\u2018I think it is the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen.\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W09bIpc_3ms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement video<\/a>, Ive and Altman described their artistic vision as one centered on enhancing and overhauling the user experience, with future products designed to minimize the effort and time required to complete tasks or projects or obtain solutions. 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In a message to internal staff, Altman discussed early development plans for a personal AI device in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ex-apple-design-chief-jony-ive-partners-with-sam-altman-to-create-new-ai-superdevice\">Ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive partners with Sam Altman to create new AI superdevice<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ive was the creative force behind iconic products such as the iMac, iPhone and Apple Watch, as well as the architectural design of Apple Park and the company\u2019s flagship stores worldwide. He worked closely with Steve Jobs in transforming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.success.com\/apple-500b-investment-us-jobs\/\">Apple into a trillion-dollar business<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a team call exclusively obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/what-sam-altman-told-openai-about-the-secret-device-hes-making-with-jony-ive-f1384005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>, Altman and Ive outlined plans to develop and ship more than 100 million AI \u201ccompanions\u201d designed to integrate seamlessly into users\u2019 personal lives and households. These pocket-sized, screen-free devices will offer a voice-to-voice experience, similar to Amazon\u2019s Echo or the Google Home\u2014but with far more advanced capabilities.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The partnership between Altman and Ive will extend beyond a single item launch. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.success.com\/openai-chatgpt-fewer-limits\/\">OpenAI<\/a> has agreed to acquire Ive\u2019s one-year-old startup, io, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/openai-acquire-jony-ives-hardware-startup-io-products-2025-05-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$6.5 billion<\/a>, aiming to introduce \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/sam-and-jony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new family of products<\/a>\u201d for the next era of artificial general intelligence (AGI). AGI is an advanced form of artificial intelligence tech embedded in personal devices that can understand, reason and learn across a broad range of tasks\u2014essentially allowing these devices to think and adapt like a human.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve brought together the world\u2019s leading hardware and software engineers, technologists, physicists, scientists, researchers, and experts in product development and manufacturing,\u201d the duo said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/sam-and-jony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">internal memo<\/a> announcing the io merger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ai-that-knows-you-openai-s-new-device-will-adapt-to-your-lifestyle\">AI that knows you: OpenAI\u2019s new device will adapt to your lifestyle<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Designed to be contextually aware, AGI devices like these are expected to gradually learn the rhythms of your everyday life, adapting their behavior to fit naturally into the home and work environment while remaining unobtrusive.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Altman described the design project as the company\u2019s most ambitious to date, forecasting it will become the fastest-selling product in history. The device is expected to be neither a smartphone nor glasses, with definite plans to keep it screen-free\u2014a feature they hope will significantly cut down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.success.com\/benefits-unplugging-from-technology\/\">global screen time<\/a> moving forward.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting for the next big thing for 20 years,\u201d Altman told the <em>WSJ<\/em>. \u201cWe want to bring people something beyond the legacy products we\u2019ve been using for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-openai-plans-screen-free-future-with-agi-device-expected-to-launch-in-2026\">OpenAI plans screen-free future with AGI device expected to launch in 2026<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bringing this vision to life has demanded a quiet, sustained effort from the tech entrepreneurs behind it, who have deliberately kept the project under wraps. Over the past decade, various personal \u201cthird devices,\u201d from smartwatches to smart glasses, have emerged, but none have harnessed the power of AI found in our laptops and phones at the moments we need it most.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ive, alongside Jobs, pursued a similar strategy in the early days, keeping the first iPhone highly secretive and confidential through almost its entire development stage. Only a select group of engineers and top Apple officials were involved before the device was revealed to the public in 2007, under the code name \u201cProject Purple.\u201d OpenAI is adopting a similarly cautious approach, withholding many details in recognition of the many competitors ready to capitalize on new emerging technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-think-it-is-the-coolest-piece-of-technology-that-the-world-will-have-ever-seen\">\u2018I think it is the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen.\u2019<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W09bIpc_3ms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement video<\/a>, Ive and Altman described their artistic vision as one centered on enhancing and overhauling the user experience, with future products designed to minimize the effort and time required to complete tasks or projects or obtain solutions. 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