US EditionOpenAI Reorganizes some Teams to Build Audio-Based AI Hardware Products
OpenAI plans to launch upgraded audio models enabling ChatGPT to speak simultaneously with users and better handle interruptions, aiming for more natural and emotive responses.
- A leaked report at The Information says OpenAI is developing its first consumer hardware product and upgraded ChatGPT audio models, but the mystery hardware is not expected to ship for about another year.
- OpenAI says its new audio architecture produces more natural, emotive, and accurate answers while enabling models to speak simultaneously with users and handle interruptions.
- The device is expected to be largely audio-based, with an audio-focused ecosystem and proposed form factors including glasses and a smart speaker without a display, The Information reported.
- Some potential users say they rarely use voice mode and prefer text, citing people noting shared environments, while others express eagerness about Jony Ive, designer; Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO's work.
- The project is planned as the first of a family of devices, while The Information raises whether consumers would want an entirely audio-focused OpenAI device.
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OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products
OpenAI, the company that developed the models and products associated with ChatGPT, plans to announce a new audio language model in the first quarter of 2026, and that model will be an intentional step along the way to an audio-based physical hardware device, according to a report in The Information. Citing a variety of sources familiar with the plans, including both current and former employees, The Information claims that OpenAI has taken effo…
OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products - WorldNL Magazine
OpenAI, the company that developed the models and products associated with ChatGPT, plans to announce a new audio language model in the first quarter of 2026, and that model will be an intentional step along the way to an audio-based physical hardware device, according to a report in The Information. Citing a variety of sources familiar with the plans, including both current and former employees, The Information claims that OpenAI has taken effo…
Artificial voice intelligence will cease to occupy a secondary role to become the center of the technological experience from 2026. OpenAI reorganized its engineering, product and research teams with a defined objective: to develop audio models so natural that the conversation with an AI is as fluid as with another person. This strategic change is not limited to the evolution of ChatGPT. It aims at a broader transformation in the way people inte…
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