The OpenAI smartphone will fail, but it’ll be good for iPhone users Ben Lovejoy | Apr 28 2026 - 6:48 am PT | Apr 28 2026 - 6:48 am PT The past few days have seen conflicting views from AI companies about the future of smartphones. …
… However … There is also no question that there are going to be some huge privacy fails with AI-powered features offered by major players like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. …
… It’s a similar experience to what someone gets from uploading photos in AI services like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or the iPhone’s own Visual Intelligence function. …
… Whenever there are this many conflicting reports, the smart money is on nobody outside Apple really knowing what’s going on. …