Speaking on the Sources Podcast, Altman said, “I find it very uncomfortable talking to people with a camera and a light”, according to a report by Business Insider. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has made clear his discomfort with smart eyewear, a product category dominated by Meta. Altman’s dislike isn’t new. I don’t like smart glasses.”
At last year’s Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, when asked if his sunglasses were smart glasses, he quickly replied: “Absolutely not.
OpenAI’s hardware vision
Altman suggested a three-part vision: “I think there’s something that belongs on a table, there’s something that belongs in your pocket, and there’s something that belongs on your body, and it’ll take us some time to launch all of those things. ” he hinted at OpenAI’s own hardware ambitions While Altman distances himself from smart glasses. Working with famed iPhone designer Jony Ive, OpenAI is developing AI-enabled devices.