Leaked recording: Sam Altman told his staff that OpenAI aims to ship 100M AI “companion” devices meant for everyday life, and to release the first by late 2026
Idea is a 'chance to do the biggest thing we've ever done as a company here,' Altman told OpenAI employees Wednesday
Wall Street Journal Berber Jin
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Discussion
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@kattenbarge
Kat Tenbarge
on bluesky
Sam Altman's talent is being a snake oil salesman. I don't believe him! [embedded post]
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@mvij.org
Manish Vij
on bluesky
1/3 of an Apple. Well, where's the screenless iPhone-killer www.wsj.com/tech/ai/what... [image]
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@drewharwell.com
Drew Harwell
on bluesky
Nothing says “unobtrusive” like an AI device that records and analyzes your entire life [embedded post]
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@mertbulan.com
Mert Bulan
on bluesky
No company on Earth can launch a new product and immediately expect to sell 100 million units. And as far as I know, no one besides @tfadell.bsky.social has left Apple and gone on to create a successful product. I'm not sure how this will go, but it'll be worth watching. www.ws…
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@hypervisible
@hypervisible
on bluesky
“The product will be capable of being fully aware of a user's surroundings and life, will be unobtrusive, able to rest in one's pocket or on one's desk, and will be a third core device a person would put on a desk after a MacBook Pro and an iPhone.” 🫠
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@jen-johnson
Jennifer Johnson
on bluesky
“The Journal earlier reported that the device won't be a phone, and that Ive and Altman's intent is to help wean users from screens.” — Think I speak for all millennials when I say I'm not excited about the surveillance Tamagotchi.
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@ricmac@mastodon.social
Richard MacManus
on mastodon
There's that word again, regarding AI: “companion”. Sam Altman is “laying out plans to ship 100 million AI “companions” that he hopes will become a part of everyday life.” https://www.wsj.com/... In my AI coding tools post this week, I noted that Google is referring to Gemini C…
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@enriqueabeyta
Enrique Abeyta
on x
Am honestly (not sarcastically) intrigued by @OpenAI AI “companion” project... https://www.wsj.com/...?
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@mylesudland
Myles Udland
on x
OpenAI wants to turn your brain into a little dongle you put on your desk next to a laptop and a phone [image]
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@stevemoser
Steve Moser
on x
OpenAI's ‘Future of Computing’ effort with Jony Ive is looking at shipping on device AI models that will understand device positioning and orientation. “The ideal candidate will have a research background and experience shipping AI products with models in compute-constrained [ima…
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@andrewmccalip
Andrew McCalip
on x
Working theory: the new Jony device is a totem, not a terminal. A pocket-sized gesture surface with novel haptics. No screen, no voice. Audio is a red herring. This is about silent control fidelity. A new limb for intent that lives in the pocket. It's cleaner.