New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- OpenAI's long-rumoured move into hardware is beginning to take shape, and its first target appears to be one of Apple's most successful products: AirPods.

According to multiple recent leaks, OpenAI is working on an AI-powered audio device, codenamed "Sweetpea, that could bring ChatGPT into users' ears and pockets. The product, developed in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, signals OpenAI's ambition to extend AI beyond apps and screens into always-on, ambient computing.

If the reports hold, this would mark OpenAI's first serious attempt to compete directly with a consumer hardware giant and a major shift from software-only AI to physical products.

Since OpenAI confirmed its hardware partnership...