OpenAI just took down its page about io’s ChatGPT hardware, but it’s not canceled

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Jun 23, 2025 - 13:20
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OpenAI just took down its page about io’s ChatGPT hardware, but it’s not canceled

OpenAI's Sam Altman and Jony Ive announces io company

I wouldn’t blame you if you spent the weekend watching the news and scrolling through social media to see whether World War 3 had started. Along the way, you might have noticed people tweeting about a puzzling move from OpenAI.

The company removed any mention of Jony Ive’s io startup, which OpenAI recently acquired for $6.5 billion to manufacture ChatGPT hardware. The announcement video featuring Jony Ive and Sam Altman disappeared. That was the clip where both executives confirmed OpenAI is developing its own AI hardware and shared the first teaser of the device.

Some people might have wondered if OpenAI suddenly scrapped plans to make ChatGPT hardware despite the massive investment. But the answer is much simpler. The ChatGPT io hardware is still happening, though OpenAI removed the information following a court order prompted by a trademark complaint from a company called iyO.

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