OpenAI no longer wants to build just tools, but partners. Their vision of ChatGPT as a “super-assistant” is not just a technical upgrade, but a cultural shift – towards where AI will be your operating system for life. And yes, there is a possibility that we will communicate with it with our minds and OpenAI IO HW1 hardware.
Maybe you've googled "how to fry an egg" for the first time, or you've searched for "the best restaurant in New York (no reservation)". And then one day you bought a smartphone. Suddenly you carried the world in your pocket - the internet, emails, weather and a game that was eating up your battery and nerves. Now let's go one step further - OpenAI IO HW1.
Now imagine having all of this – not in your pocket, but in your head. Not metaphorically. But concretely. Welcome to a world where AI not only helps, but also performs. And where OpenAI it no longer dreams about the future – but actually encodes it.
Super-assistant: a revolution or just an exceptionally capable personal assistant?
After the disclosure of an internal document ChatGPT: H1 2025 Strategy, which was leaked during the legal dance between OpenAI and Google (read: antitrust proceedings), it became clear that OpenAI doesn't just want to create a better chatbot. No. They want to create a digital assistant that not only knows when your next meeting is, but also reschedules it for you because it knows you'll be sleepy at that time.
The goal? Artificial intelligence with a “T-shaped” set of skills – broad-minded, but sharp-focused. If today’s ChatGPT is a chatty sommelier, tomorrow’s will be your digital butler, lawyer, programmer, and maybe even a better conversation partner than your current partner. (Oops.)
Operator, Deep Research and GPT with muscles – a small glimpse into the future
Sounds like a superhero team? It's not far from the truth.
- Operator will allow ChatGPT to click, copy, fill out forms on its own. In other words – perform digital tasks that have always been a bit annoying for you.
- Deep Research is his inner Sherlock – he knows how to research complex topics, find academic articles, study legislation and prepare a report that would be welcome in Brussels.
These models are no longer just word generators, they're a digital workforce. With an API. And no days off.
OpenAI IO HW1: The hardware is the successor to the smartphone (which might whisper in your ear)
According to technology experts, the device will OpenAI HW1 probably represents one of the biggest technological leaps of the last decade – and not (only) because it will replace your phone, but because it will literally reading your thoughtsYes, you read that right – similar to what Neuralink promises and what Meta is already testing today by deciphering thought patterns remotely.
OpenAI IO HW1 will consist of two basic components – receiver and interface (or, if you want to be more futuristic: a mental bridge).
Receiver: the new “smartphone,” but with a doctorate
The main module will still retain some of the key features of today's smartphones - the display, connectivity, basic applications - but will be powered by local artificial intelligence. Most of the processing will take place directly on the device: from recognizing voice commands to basic understanding of thought patterns and logical interpretation of simple commands. It will connect to the cloud only when necessary - when more demanding tasks need to be performed, such as extensive document analysis, complex questions or integration with external sources.
In practice, this means: when you think "buy a ticket to Tokyo next week," HW1 will search for options, choose the best deal - and if you give it the green light with a look or a slight muscle impulse (or just a mental confirmation) - book the flight. Without you saying a word.
Thought Bridge: An Ear Interface Between Humans and AI
The second part of the OpenAI IO HW1 device will be more subtle: wearable interface, which will be placed in or around your ears. Its function? To read your brain signals (with non-invasive EEG sensors), detect when you want to say something or give a command, and send that thought to an artificial intelligence for processing.
This won't be a device you "wear" - it will be a device that part of you. Discreet, silent, always ready. A bridge between your consciousness and an algorithm that knows you better than any horoscope.
Whispers of the Future: Mind Control and Telepathy, with an AI Twist
It sounds like science fiction, but OpenAI is exploring the possibilities of neural integration. Communication without typing, without speaking. Just with your mind. Which means ChatGPT will understand you before you even know what you want. (Or at least it will think it does.) And with the OpenAI IO HW1 device, this is a complete reality.
Meta is already testing similar solutions, with EEG headsets and EMG wristbands. An interface that detects that you're thinking of the letter "A" before you even say it. The next step? Recognizing emotions, impulses, maybe even impure thoughts. (Officially, of course, just for better advertising.)
Ethics? Privacy? Hello, is anyone there?
If AI has taught us anything important, it's that data is never only data. It's currency, it's power. And when we start talking about neuro data, we're talking about the final frontier of privacy – what we think. No longer what we click.
That's why people in Europe have already started thinking about neurorights – how to protect our thoughts from being monetized by someone in California. Because if ChatGPT can detect that you're stressed, who's to say you won't be greeted by a Valium ad in the morning?
Conclusion: The less we click, the more we think. But who thinks for whom?
If your smartphone was an extension of your hand, the ChatGPT of the future will be an extension of your consciousness. A part of you. A digital twin that doesn't sleep, doesn't forget, and – if you let it – doesn't doubt.
The super-assistant is no longer just a science fiction fantasy. It's a cultural phenomenon, a technological alter ego, and a tool that might even one day write history. (It'll probably first tweak it to your preferences.)
The question remains: How much of yourself are you willing to give up in exchange for perfect assistance?
And if you soon feel someone whispering in your head: "Today is your mom's birthday. Call her." – it is not your conscience. This is OpenAI.
