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#OpenAIReportedlyWorkingonanAISmartphone Goal: An AI-native smartphone centered entirely on an AI Agent, with mass production targeted for 2028. · Partners: Developing custom processors with MediaTek and Qualcomm, with Luxshare handling system design and manufacturing. · Core innovation: "App-less" experience. Instead of opening apps manually, users give instructions, and the AI executes tasks across services directly. · Strategic reason: OpenAI needs full control over hardware and OS to access real-time user context without restrictions from Apple or Google. Preparations: · A simpler AI hardware (likely earbuds/smart glasses) designed by Apple's ex-design chief Jony Ive is expected as early as late 2026. Key challenge: This "omniscient" AI raises significant privacy concerns regarding data access and user monitoring.