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OpenAI's smart speaker plan risks deepening losses

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Engadget ·

OpenAI is reportedly developing a smart speaker to compete with Amazon and Google, but the hardware business is notoriously low-margin. The company already loses money on its AI services, and adding a device could increase losses. Analysts doubt the move will generate enough revenue to offset costs.

Meridian48 take
This sounds like a distraction from OpenAI's core AI business, and the smart speaker market is already a graveyard for ambitious tech projects.
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