{"id":5741,"date":"2025-10-06T16:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/openai-device-trouble\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:02:01","slug":"openai-device-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/openai-device-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI\u2019s Huge New Project Is Running Into Trouble Behind the Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More products, more problems.<\/p>\n

Behind the scenes, OpenAI is working on a new AI device in collaboration with the legendary former Apple designer Jony Ive. But according to the Financial Times<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> it\u2019s running into some major technical issues that could delay its release \u2014 along with some more philosophical ones, too.<\/p>\n

The goal, per the reporting, is to make a palm-sized device without a digital display that constantly monitors its surroundings for audio and visual cues, responding to user requests where appropriate. A source described it as \u201clike Siri, but better.\u201d<\/p>\n

But one of the quandaries that OpenAI and Ives are running into? Not making the AI too personable and sycophantic \u2014 which is telling, since finding that balance<\/a> is a problem besetting the chatbot industry at large<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe concept is that you should have a friend who\u2019s a computer who isn\u2019t your weird AI girlfriend,\u201d the source told the FT<\/em>. It should be \u201caccessible but not intrusive.\u201d<\/p>\n

OpenAI acquired Ive\u2019s startup io for $6.5 billion in May, but the details of their arrangement has largely been kept under wraps. That month, CEO Sam Altman told his staff<\/a> that he planned to ship 100 million devices designed with Ives, which he described as AI \u201ccompanions.\u201d This appears to be the same device we\u2019re hearing about now.<\/p>\n

A key part of the design philosophy is featuring zero screens. To compensate, the small device will rely on a camera, microphone, and a speaker to interact with users. It may even use multiple cameras, according to one FT <\/em>source.<\/p>\n

Instead of being triggered by a phrase like Apple\u2019s \u201cHey Siri,\u201d the device will be \u201calways on,\u201d constantly gathering data so it can build its \u201cmemory,\u201d something that other wearable AI tech has relied on, and will undoubtedly raise massive privacy concerns if it ever hits shelves.<\/p>\n

But it sounds like OpenAI and Ive want their gadget to be more than just a wearable. It\u2019s also being designed to sit on a desk or table, and will be roughly the size of a smartphone. Not only is it supposed to be a better Siri, as a source described, but an improvement on smart speakers like Amazon\u2019s Alexa or Google\u2019s Home devices.<\/p>\n

All this is easier said than done. For one, OpenAI already struggles to rein in ChatGPT\u2019s engaging disposition without angering its own fans<\/a>. Now it needs to somehow bridge this gap in a new and lighter-weight model. \u201cModel personality is a hard thing to balance,\u201d a source close to the project told the FT<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cIt can\u2019t be too sycophantic, not too direct, helpful, but doesn\u2019t keep talking in a feedback loop.\u201d<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s the hardware side of the equation. <\/p>\n

\u201cCompute is another huge factor for the delay,\u201d a source close to Ive told the FT<\/em>. \u201cAmazon has the compute for an Alexa, so does Google, but OpenAI is struggling to get enough compute for ChatGPT, let alone an AI device \u2014 they need to fix that first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even if those get ironed out, will there be demand to justify the billions OpenAI has invested to make this collaboration happen? ChatGPT boasts over 700 million weekly active users, the company claims, so technically it isn\u2019t unthinkable that OpenAI could ship 100 million little AI gadgets. But as of April<\/a>, it only had 20 million paying subscribers, which suggests that the vast majority of its userbase aren\u2019t willing to shell out money for OpenAI\u2019s products. Perhaps a physical device might be more alluring, but it\u2019s a big gamble.<\/p>\n

More on OpenAI:<\/strong> OpenAI\u2019s Sora 2 Is Generating Video of SpongeBob Cooking Meth, Highlighting Copyright Concerns<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The post OpenAI\u2019s Huge New Project Is Running Into Trouble Behind the Scenes<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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