Another hint Altman and Ive gave the WSJ is that the product will be "capable of being fully aware of a user’s surroundings and life," and "unobtrusive.'"Again, painting the picture of a small smart pin that you can place anywhere.

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman gave his staff a preview of the devices he is developing to build with former Apple designer Jony Ive, paving plans to ship 100 million AI “companions” that he hopes will become a part of life,

OpenAI has announced its acquisition of io, the AI hardware startup founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman struck a landmark $6.5 billion USD all-stock deal, marking this OpenAI’s largest acquisition to date and a significant move into the consumer hardware market.

OpenAI has announced the launch of its io Products, founded by former Apple chief designer Sir Jony Ive and Sam Altman, in a deal valued at $6.5bn. The agreement brings one of the world’s most influential product designers into OpenAI’s leadership as the artificial intelligence (AI) company expands into consumer hardware.

Speaking of the io ChatGPT product, Altman said the device will be fully aware of the user’s surroundings and life. It will be unobtrusive, and it’ll be small enough to rest in a pocket. Altman said the gadget would become the third “core device” you put on a desk after a MacBook Pro or iPhone.

The takeover will bring approximately 55 hardware engineers, software developers, and manufacturing experts to OpenAI.

OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s AI startup to design revolutionary AI hardware,aiming to redefine tech beyond Apple’s traditional boundaries.

OpenAI's Sam Altman and Apple's ex-design chief Jony Ive announced a new company called io. Here's what we know about io's first AI product.