OpenAI and Jony Ive are reportedly developing an AI-powered pen.
Internally, the project is said to be called “Gumdrop.”
The gadget will likely be manufactured by Foxconn.
We already know that OpenAI is working with former Apple designer Jony Ive on an AI-powered hardware device, and while the project has been very secretive so far, a new leak gives us a clearer idea of what this device might be. According to the latest information, the product could be an AI-powered pen. The information comes from tipster Smart Pikachu. On X, the tipster claims that OpenAI and Ive’s upcoming gadget will likely be manufactured by Foxconn, the same company that builds iPhones.
SurveyAs for the device itself, the tipster says it could be a pen or “a ‘to-go’ audio device.” While details are limited, this opens the door to some interesting possibilities. A pen-style gadget could allow users to write notes by hand and have them instantly turned into digital text using AI. Those notes could then be sent directly to ChatGPT for summarising or editing.
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Internally, the project is said to be called “Gumdrop.” It was reportedly originally planned to be built by Luxshare. However, a disagreement over where the device should be made appears to have changed those plans.
I think that the idea of dedicated AI hardware is still risky. Recent products like the Rabbit R1 and the Humane AI Pin failed to impress reviewers and buyers, mainly because they did not offer enough value compared to smartphones.
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At OpenAI’s developer conference in San Francisco earlier this year, CEO Sam Altman and Ive talked about their new line of AI-powered devices. The pair spoke about the “family of devices” they were developing. Ive said that the goal is to make devices that can “make us happy, and fulfilled, and more peaceful, and less anxious, and less disconnected.”
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