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OpenAI's CFO says she can't say if Jony Ive's device is an earpiece
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said she can't say if the Jony Ive-led device is an earpiece.
TL;DR
- OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar described the company's secret AI hardware device as feeling "very natural" and "lovable."
- Friar hinted that the device, designed by Jony Ive, could be unveiled by the end of 2024.
- OpenAI purchased Jony Ive's AI hardware startup, IO, for roughly $6.5 billion in May 2025.
- Sam Altman and Jony Ive are working on a "family of AI products."
- OpenAI previously denied a leaked ad that showed an orb-shaped device and earbuds as "totally fake."
- Sam Altman stated the device is not a phone.