{"id":289636,"date":"2026-07-15T01:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/openai-smart-speaker-sounds-like-alexa-beater-not-iphone-killer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T01:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:40:07","slug":"openai-smart-speaker-sounds-like-alexa-beater-not-iphone-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/openai-smart-speaker-sounds-like-alexa-beater-not-iphone-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI smart speaker sounds like Alexa beater, not iPhone killer"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenAI smart speaker sounds like Alexa beater, not iPhone killer<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/news\/openai-smart-speaker<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-07-15 01:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cultofmac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

OpenAI\u2019s probable first device will likely be a portable smart speaker with a winning personality and features that make it seem like a living creature. The company envisions a screenless device that will \u201cserve as a humanlike AI companion that lives in the home,\u201d according to a new report citing anonymous sources.<\/p>\n

While previous rumors indicated OpenAI wants to build a device to challenge the iPhone, this sounds like more of a threat to Apple\u2019s HomePod, Amazon\u2019s Alexa devices and other smart speakers.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the thing might actually move\u00a0to make it seem more lifelike.<\/p>\n

OpenAI thinks you\u2019ll fall for its super-smart speaker<\/h2>\n

With an IPO in the offing and Wall Street buzzing on artificial intelligence hype, OpenAI wants to develop hardware that weaves its white-hot AI tools into users\u2019 everyday lives. The company reportedly is working on a handful of devices \u2014 and it teamed up with former Apple design chief Jony Ive to create them.<\/p>\n

The company sees this first device as a \u201cnew type of home computer for the\u00a0AI era,\u201d according to a Tuesday report from Bloomberg. The smart speaker could \u201chelp control smart-home appliances, play media, answer questions, respond to messages and tap into the range of capabilities offered by OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just as ChatGPT can learn from past interactions, so it seems to \u201cknow\u201d you over time, OpenAI\u2019s smart speaker is designed to \u201cbecome increasingly personalized and proactive as it gains a deeper understanding of its owner.\u201d It will reportedly run on GPT-Live, OpenAI\u2019s new voice mode that seems more like talking to a real person.<\/p>\n

A chatty device that seems somehow alive<\/h3>\n

And that\u2019s not the only way OpenAI wants to make its smart speaker seem chummy and personable. It will even subtly move so it mimics a living creature!<\/p>\n

\u201cOpenAI believes the product\u2019s defining feature will be its personality and ability to connect on a humanlike level with users,\u201d Bloomberg said. \u201cThe speaker…<\/p>\n

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