At the Davos Forum, Chris Lehane, the policy director of OpenAI, disclosed that the company anticipates launching its inaugural product in the latter half of 2026. Since OpenAI's CEO, Altman, acquired the company previously owned by former Apple design chief Jony Ive in May of last year, he has persistently dropped hints about the forthcoming release of an AI - powered device, yet refrained from revealing any concrete particulars.

As per numerous reports, OpenAI is in the process of developing a compact, screen - free device designed for user interaction. When pressed for more information, Lehane declined to elaborate further. However, he did identify this 'device' as one of the key highlights for 2026 and mentioned that additional details would be made public before the year's end. Although he stopped short of confirming a launch within this year, Lehane made it abundantly clear that OpenAI has set its sights on unveiling the product in the second half of 2026.