Is this what the iPhone of AI will look like?

Reports last fall said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman might be working on the "iPhone of AI", and it was not surprising. After all, ChatGPT needs a hardware device it can call home. It can't only be a third-party solution on iPhones, Androids, and PCs. Dedicated hardware is how OpenAI can offer true personal AI assistant features to users interested in it.

Something else was surprising about those rumors, though: the inclusion of Jony Ive. Apparently, the two have had meetings for this mythical-sounding "iPhone of AI." That's certainly a big win for OpenAI. Having Jony Ive design a device that will compete directly against the iPhone, which is also one of his creations, would be massive.

As I said at the time, I expect Ive to do more for a ChatGPT gadget than give it an iconic design. He'd give the product more credibility, possibly including some of the core Apple principles that influenced products during his career there.

But what is this "iPhone of AI" going to look like? Is it going to be a smartphone? Altman has never confirmed that he wants to make a ChatGPT physical product, though he seemed to hint the reports were somewhat accurate. Of course, I wouldn't expect him to mention a form factor until they'd be ready to announce it.

However, there has been a recent wave of reports mentioning the imminent partnership about integrating ChatGPT into iOS 18 to power some of the iPhone's upcoming AI features. Those reports might have mentioned what the "iPhone of AI" will look like: AirPods with video cameras.

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