Opal Electronics turns from webcams to AI audio with OpenAI cash
WIRED reports OpenAI put $40 million into Opal, which is now preparing an AI audio device rather than another phone replacement.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: WIRED
Why it matters
Opal Electronics is a test of whether AI hardware can work as careful consumer electronics, not as a phone-killing moonshot backed by a large model lab.
Opal Electronics is using a reported $40 million Series B from OpenAI (@OpenAI) to move beyond the webcams that made its name and ship an AI-powered audio device, WIRED reported.…