OpenAI’s mysterious hardware project could be a… pen?

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TL;DR

• A tipster says OpenAI and Jony Ive’s upcoming AI hardware might be a pen.
• The project is reportedly internally referred to as Gumdrop.
• The device will “likely” be built by Foxconn in either Vietnam or potentially the US, the tipster says.

We first heard that Apple hardware design veteran Jony Ive was working with OpenAI to create some kind of AI-powered device more than a year ago, but we haven’t heard much about what that device will actually be. Today, a new report includes some key details about the project, which could be some kind of AI-integrated pen.

According to a tweet from industry tipster Smart Pikachu, OpenAI’s forthcoming gadget will “likely” be produced by Foxconn, the contract manufacturer that assembles products like the iPhone and recent Pixel phone models. The tweet goes on to say that the initiative could take the shape of “a pen” and/or “a ‘to-go’ audio device.”






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