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First ChatGPT Device Coming This Year, and It Might Sit Right Behind Your Ear

On Monday, Chris Lehane, OpenAI chief global affairs officer, said OpenAI is on track to unveil its first consumer device in the second half of this year at Axios House, Davos, Switzerland.
Background-first: After acquiring Io last year, OpenAI integrated dozens of Io engineers and collaborated a few years ago with Jony Ive and LoveFrom.
Last week leaks suggested Sweetpea is a behind-ear wearable with a two-piece design and egg-shaped charging dock targeting the AirPods market.
Implication-first: A family of devices could follow, with Smart Pikachu saying Foxconn is working on a 'special audio product' in the Gumdrop project, targeting the AirPods market niche.
Most public details come from an OpenAI infomercial and an interview with Sam Altman and Jony Ive, while many specifics remain unconfirmed and rely on leaks and past ties to Humane's AI pin.

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