OpenAI is reportedly building an AI-powered smart speaker, according to a Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman, with a defining feature of "personality and ability to connect on a humanlike level with users" and mechanical elements that move to create a sense it is "alive." The device would draw on personal information such as emails. The report emerged hours after Apple dropped a trade-secrets lawsuit on OpenAI, alleging former Apple employees may have shared product development details. However, the article argues OpenAI's rumored device is no threat to Apple's business, noting that smart speakers like Apple's HomePod and Amazon's Echo are a "known quantity" used mostly for music, simple questions, and voice control. The article concludes that OpenAI is "apparently not building something that could ably compete with any of Apple's key hardware or future hardware initiatives."