OpenAI’s first device won’t be a phone. A recent patent filing points to AI-powered earbuds called Dime as OpenAI’s first consumer hardware, with a launch expected this year. Earlier leaks hinted at a phone-like audio device, but that plan now seems delayed. The filing suggests OpenAI is starting smaller with an audio-only product instead. According to the leak, memory constraints and rising component costs made the more advanced device too expensive to build. Earbuds lower the cost and risk, while still putting AI directly in your ear. This looks like a quiet move into hardware before something bigger. Would you wear AI earbuds if they launched before an AI phone? • Follow artificialntellligence for more content on AI and technology. #aihardware #openai #earbuds #wearabletech #futuretech