Joe Gebbia, cThe following are some examples of how to useounder of Airbnb And the US Chief Designer appointed by Trump has been spotted in San Francisco Today using a mystery metallic device. In an social media post A man that looks like Gebbia, sat with a cup of espresso at a café in X. The video has been viewed by over 500,000 people. He is wearing metallic clothing buds The counter is adorned with an identical clamshell-shaped disk.
The video of the robot was uploaded on Monday. Social media users immediately suggested it could be a prototype for OpenAI’s forthcoming line of hardware. designed in partnership With renowned Apple designer Jony Ive. After WIRED contacted OpenAI, a spokesperson refused to make any comments on the possible Gebbia video. Gebbia did not reply to an inquiry for comment.
Gebbia’s device looks very similar to hardware found in many a fake OpenAI ad This video was shared on Reddit, Facebook and other social media sites in February. The video that was posted last month appeared to show Pillion actor Alexander Skarsgård interacting with an AI device that had a similar-looking pair of earbuds and a circular disc. OpenAI at that time denounced this widely-viewed video as fake. “Fake news,” Written by OpenAI President Greg Brockman During the conversation, he was replying to a post on social media.
Gebbia’s video also shows earbuds that are similar to those of the Huawei FreeClip 2A pair of open earbuds Released earlier in the year. Huawei has released a new headphone case, but the one on display next to Gebbia’s coffee table is not the latest version. A government official using Huawei products would be a surprise, especially given that the company is not known for its high-quality tech. Chinese company The sale of its phones Security concerns have prevented the US from allowing any foreigners to enter.
The audio experts at WIRED say that Gebbia is most likely using open earbuds. Gebbia’s pair shares some similarities with Soundcore’s AeroClips You can also find out more about Sony’s LinkBuds ClipGebbia’s table is not covered with the same cases as the ones for the buds. WIRED ran the video and photo through software to try and identify AI generated outputs. According to the detection software from Hive, it is unlikely that Gebbia’s image was created by AI. Still, AI detectors are not always reliable It is possible to get false results. You could have a fake post.
Is this a teaser or soft launch? OpenAI’s hardware? This would be logical, as the company intends to deliver devices to customers in early 2027. OpenAI, however, denied being involved in the original pseudo-ad, which featured the shiny metallic AI hardware including earbuds, discs, and a matching ringtone.

