In an interview yesterday (July 29) with Joanna Stern, a technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman responded to Apple's lawsuit, stating that the company has no intention of obtaining other companies' trade secrets and will focus on its own technology and long-term product roadmap.
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During the interview, Brockman responded to Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI and reiterated OpenAI's publicly stated position: the company has “no interest” in other companies' trade secrets and believes it is “sufficiently capable of innovating.”
He said that the company's operations and its efforts to advance other projects are rooted in exploring its own ideas, and that it will not pry into other companies' trade secrets.
Regarding product planning, Brockman said:
Our dispute with Apple is still ongoing, and I do not want to say much about it at this stage. But what I can say for certain is that we attach great importance to long-term planning and are focused on our own research, development, and technology. That is what we truly care about.
Brockman did not disclose the release date of OpenAI's first hardware product, saying only that users can expect these products “soon.” Market rumors suggest that OpenAI's first product could be a mobile smart speaker without a display, positioned as an AI companion for home use with human-like interaction capabilities.
He also said that OpenAI is developing a series of devices and building its own chips. The company hopes its products will continue to provide value over time and become devices “built for the AI era” that are “as useful as possible.”
During the interview, Brockman also asked ChatGPT to respond to a description related to OpenAI's first hardware product:
My idea is to create an atmosphere that is relaxed and has little friction, prioritize voice without being limited to voice, and provide clear privacy signals.