Jony Ive says he wants his Openai devices “make us happy”.

At Openai Developer conference In San Francisco on Monday CEO Sam Altman and ex-Apple designer Jony Ive spoke vague terms about the “family of devices” that are currently the couple develop.

“Such great phones and computers are, there is something new to do,” said Altman on stage with IVE. The duo confirmed that Openaai is working on more than one hardware product, but finer details that range from applications to specifications remain under lock and key.

“Hardware is difficult. It is difficult to find out new computer form factors,” said Altman in a media meeting earlier a day. “I think we have the chance to do something amazing, but it will take a while.”

I said his team generated ideas with “15 to 20 really convincing products” on the trip to find the right hardware to focus on the efforts of the company.

“I don’t think we currently have a simple relationship with our technology,” said IVE. “Instead of seeing AI as an extension of these challenges, I see it very differently.” I explained that a reason why he wanted to design a AI-attached device with Openai is to transform the relationship that people currently have on the devices they use every day.

While I recognized the potential for AI to too Increase productivityEfficiency does not seem to be its core destination for these devices. Rather, he hopes that they bring more social things into the world. The devices should “make us happy and fulfilled and more peaceful and less anxious and less separated,” he said.

Earlier reporting showed that Openaai plans to produce a new category of hardware that does not resemble a telephone or laptop. In a recently carried out preview for Openai employees, Altman pointed out that the product would be aware of the environment of a user and daily experiences, so The Wall Street Journal. The device may be apparently apparently and is based on the inputs of cameras and microphones.

Openaai also did not publicly told when it was up to the devices, although the target was launched according to the Financial Times at the end of 2026. The publication recently reported that the development of the device was hindered by technical problems.