OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400
OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400
据报道，OpenAI 的新款 AI 智能音箱售价将在 300 至 400 美元之间
More details continue to trickle out about OpenAI’s mysterious new hardware device — described previously as an AI-fueled smart speaker that will be the “physical manifestation” of ChatGPT. 关于 OpenAI 神秘新硬件设备的更多细节正不断流出——该设备此前被描述为一款由 AI 驱动的智能音箱，将成为 ChatGPT 的“物理化身”。
Bloomberg now reports that the device will be “donut-shaped,” designed thusly to allow users to carry it around their home and place it in different locations, like a bedside table or a kitchen counter. 据彭博社最新报道，该设备将呈“甜甜圈形状”，这种设计旨在方便用户在家中随身携带，并将其放置在床头柜或厨房台面等不同位置。
It will be constructed from “high-quality metal,” have a “premium look,” and (in a detail that mystifies) will have distinct “moving parts,” sources told Bloomberg. 消息人士告诉彭博社，该设备将采用“优质金属”制造，外观“高端”，并且（一个令人费解的细节是）它将拥有独特的“可移动部件”。
It also could be slightly more expensive than your average smart speaker, perhaps $300 to $400 per unit, according to this report. For comparison, most of Amazon’s smart home speakers range in price from $40 on the low end to $240 on the high end. 据该报道称，它的价格可能比普通智能音箱略高，每台售价可能在 300 到 400 美元之间。作为对比，亚马逊大多数智能家居音箱的价格范围在 40 美元（低端）到 240 美元（高端）之间。
So, to sum up: an expensive talking AI donut that has … moving parts? OpenAI releasing a smart home device has a certain logic to it, in that it would further integrate ChatGPT into users’ lives. However, historically speaking, smart speakers have not always been profitable and may prove a difficult market to break into. The potentially high price point also might not help. 总结一下：一个昂贵的、会说话的 AI 甜甜圈，而且还有……可移动部件？OpenAI 发布智能家居设备在逻辑上是说得通的，因为它将进一步把 ChatGPT 融入用户的生活。然而，从历史经验来看，智能音箱并不总能盈利，且可能是一个难以切入的市场。潜在的高定价可能也无济于事。
The device, which is being developed in partnership with LoveFrom, the design studio founded by famous former Apple developer Jony Ive, will likely be released at some point in 2027, Bloomberg writes. 彭博社写道，该设备正与 LoveFrom 合作开发，这是由前苹果著名设计师乔尼·艾维（Jony Ive）创立的设计工作室，预计将于 2027 年的某个时间发布。
The company’s attempt to enter the hardware market has not gone off without a hitch. OpenAI is being sued by the current king of hardware, Apple, which has accused the AI lab of stealing trade secrets. OpenAI has denied wrongdoing. 该公司进军硬件市场的尝试并非一帆风顺。OpenAI 正面临硬件领域的现任霸主苹果公司的起诉，苹果指控该 AI 实验室窃取商业机密。OpenAI 已否认存在不当行为。