OpenAI and LoveFrom’s Hardware Device Might Be a Smartphone

Tim Hardwick, reporting for MacRumors: OpenAI is said to be fast-tracking development of its first “AI agent phone,” with the company now aiming to mass produce the device as early as the first half of next year, according to industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Late last month, Kuo revealed OpenAI’s work on a smartphone, contradicting earlier reports that the company had no plans to enter the mobile market. Kuo said MediaTek and Qualcomm are the chosen chip partners and Luxshare Precision Industry is the exclusive manufacturing partner, with mass production scheduled for 2028. I was quite bullish on Jony Ive’s pedigree of making beloved products, so much so that I initially expressed optimism about the collaboration between his LoveFrom design firm and OpenAI, but it appears that was wrongheaded. The ChatGPT app, for three years, has remained at the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is one of the most popular mobile applications of all time. When people want to talk to…