OpenAI’s CFO says she can’t say if Jony Ive’s device is an earpiece OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar described the company’s secret AI hardware device, designed by Jony Ive, as feeling “very natural” and “lovable.” While she avoided confirming if it’s an earpiece, she indicated that OpenAI plans to unveil the device by the end of the year. OpenAI purchased Ive’s AI hardware startup, IO, in May 2025 for approximately $6.5 billion, with both Altman and Ive working on a “family of AI products.”

• 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. Continue reading https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-cfo-ai-device-jony-ive-2026-6