OpenAI’s Rumored Audio AI Wearable Device Is Codenamed ‘Sweetpea’

It was back in 2025 when everyone started talking about OpenAI’s mysterious AI wearable. The speculation was largely fueled by the fact that OpenAI acquired Jony Ive’s startup. The same Jony Ive who worked at Apple as design chief, and who made the iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch, and AirPods a reality. Well, the narrative around AI wearables has shifted quickly since then. Thanks to the partnership, people started expecting something genuinely different, and more serious. OpenAI and Jony Ive reportedly developing an AI-first audio device codenamed “Sweetpea” Last year, bits and pieces about the rumored AI hardware device project leaked,