OpenAI Is Developing a "Family of Devices" for ChatGPT, Greg Brockman Says

OpenAI president Greg Brockman said in late July 2026 that the company is developing a "family of devices" for interacting with its AI models. He did not reveal the form factor or release date, saying only that people "can expect them soon."

What we know about OpenAI's devices

OpenAI is not working on a single gadget but on a whole line of devices for talking to ChatGPT. Greg Brockman confirmed this in an interview with tech journalist Joanna Stern, who recently left The Wall Street Journal for her own YouTube channel. The OpenAI president avoided specifics: no form factor has been officially named, and everything known about the upcoming lineup still rests on rumors and the executive's own cautious wording.

• Greg Brockman speaks of a "family of devices," not a single product
• The president did not confirm the rumors of an OpenAI smart speaker launching around 2027
• Earlier reports of a wearable in the vein of the Humane AI Pin also remain unconfirmed
• OpenAI is working on the hardware together with former Apple designer Jony Ive
• No exact release date or price has been given

"You can expect them soon," —

Greg Brockman, OpenAI president, in an interview with Joanna Stern.

Why OpenAI is staying quiet on details

OpenAI is avoiding specifics partly because of its legal dispute with Apple. Asked directly whether Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI could affect the devices the company is building with former Apple designer Jony Ive, Brockman answered evasively. His reply, in the published excerpt, cuts off at the words "We are focused on o…".

The caution is understandable. Jony Ive is the industrial designer who shaped the look of the iPhone, iPad and other Apple products, and his move to work on hardware for OpenAI became one of the industry's most talked-about stories. Any details revealed before an official announcement carry a legal risk amid the dispute with Apple, and they would also cost the company the element of surprise at a future launch event.

How this differs from earlier rumors

Brockman's statement differs from earlier leaks in that it comes, for the first time, from an OpenAI executive rather than anonymous sources. Previously, the company's hardware plans surfaced only as rumors: sometimes a smart speaker, sometimes a wearable along the lines of the failed Humane AI Pin. Now the company's president officially confirms the device program itself, though without figures, dates or photos.

When to expect the devices

OpenAI has not named an exact release date. Brockman limited himself to the phrase "can expect them soon." The press has previously cited a target of around 2027 for the smart speaker, but that too remains a rumor rather than an official plan. The company has not disclosed the price, the specifications, or how many devices are in the announced "family."

What this means

The world's largest AI lab is preparing to move beyond the app and the browser into physical devices through which users will talk to ChatGPT directly. For now this is a teaser without specifications, but the very fact of a "family of devices" and Jony Ive's involvement show that OpenAI is aiming at the same niche of personal gadgets that Apple and Google dominate today. For the market, it is a signal that the AI race is moving from the cloud to devices on the desk and in the pocket, not just into a chat window on a screen.