EQUIPThe Verge · 2h ago
The AI Tamagotchis are coming
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Meta and OpenAI are developing new AI-integrated hardware to succeed where previous standalone devices have failed. These companies plan to deploy sophisticated software agents within physical forms to test consumer appetite for dedicated AI hardware.
- 01Meta and OpenAI will launch dedicated AI hardware devices within the next year
- 02Current strategies focus on integrating personable AI agents into physical consumer electronics
- 03Upcoming product launches aim to overcome previous industry failures in the standalone AI device market
- 04Development signals a shift from software-only AI toward integrated hardware ecosystems
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While AI has made plenty of inroads on people's phones and computers, it's largely failed in dedicated devices. But over the next year, two major AI companies, Meta and OpenAI, will attempt to change that. And they're apparently betting on a similar path: testing appetites for physical hardware with their cutesy software agents. "Hardware is […]