So, apparently OpenAI doesn’t just want you talking to ChatGPT — it wants you literally wearing it.
First came whispers of this mysterious “AI Pin”, and now reports say Sam Altman and design legend Jony Ive are cooking up an entire gadget family.
But here’s the real tea: OpenAI is raiding Apple’s own talent pool and supply chain to make it happen. Which begs the question — are we about to see the iPhone of AI… or another Humane AI Pin disaster?
According to a new report from The Information, OpenAI has been quietly cutting deals with the same companies that assemble your iPhones and AirPods. We’re talking Luxshare (speaker modules), Goertek (AirPods-style assembly) — basically, if it’s inside your Apple device, OpenAI is calling them up.
And the product lineup? Wild. The AI Pin is supposedly just the opening shot. Behind it there’s talk of:
A sleek smart speaker with a display
A voice recorder that could turn every meeting into searchable notes
And yes — the holy grail of wearables — smart glasses. Not sci-fi fantasy goggles, but practical, AI-powered specs designed to replace your phone for everyday tasks.
Now, about Jony Ive’s role: this isn’t some one-off collab. Altman partnered directly with Ive’s new hardware studio, and together they’ve been poaching Apple veterans like it’s Black Friday. Tang Tan, Apple’s former product design lead, is now OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and his pitch? “Less red tape, more fun.” And apparently, it’s working — engineers from the Apple Watch and Siri teams are already jumping ship.
The mission? To create a family of products that could redefine how we interact with AI. In other words: Altman wants OpenAI to have its own “iPhone moment” — the kind of hardware launch that defines a generation.
And the timeline floating around? Late 2026 or early 2027. Which, honestly, gives Apple and Meta just enough time to sweat.
And make no mistake — competition is already heating up.
Meta just dropped new Ray-Ban smart glasses with a display inside one lens plus a Neural Band wrist device for gesture controls.
Apple is working on a smart speaker with a screen and the long-rumored Apple Glasses, potentially hitting in 2027.
If all these launch windows line up, 2026–2027 could be the Hunger Games of AI hardware.
Here’s where it gets interesting: OpenAI doesn’t want to just play catch-up. It wants to make AI devices feel essential — the way the iPhone did back in 2007. Whether it’s a pin, glasses, or some yet-unnamed gadget, the goal is clear: put AI on your body, in your house, and maybe even in your ears.
The big question: will people actually buy into an “AI-first” device, or are we staring down another overpriced gadget graveyard?
Either way, one thing’s certain: Sam Altman and Jony Ive are betting the future of AI on hardware.
So, what do you think? 👉 Are you Team Apple, Team Meta, or Team OpenAI?
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