United Kingdom, Jan. 2 -- OpenAI is reportedly doubling down on audio AI as it prepares to launch its first personal device.

According to The Information, the company has reorganised several engineering, product and research teams around improving its voice technology, after internal assessments found that OpenAI's audio models lag behind its text-based systems in both accuracy and responsiveness.

While OpenAI's text models have become synonymous with cutting-edge artificial intelligence, its spoken interactions through ChatGPT have reportedly struggled to feel as fluid or reliable.

That gap matters because OpenAI's first hardware product - expected in 2026 - is designed to be largely audio-first.

Rather than relying on screens, the d...