8 points | by mikelgan 9 hours ago ago
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"We're going to change every industry, please take us seriously"
produces a Tamagotchi
Hey c'mon, that's not a fair comparison. A tamagotchi actually has a screen.
OpenAI’s first-ever hardware device will be a battery powered, “humanlike” AI smart speaker designed to compete in the new Attachment Economy.
Where did the term “attachment economy” come from? It’s the most innovative and dystopian framing for emotional manipulation I’ve heard yet
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/openai-s-... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48912757)
"We're going to change every industry, please take us seriously"
produces a Tamagotchi
Hey c'mon, that's not a fair comparison. A tamagotchi actually has a screen.
OpenAI’s first-ever hardware device will be a battery powered, “humanlike” AI smart speaker designed to compete in the new Attachment Economy.
Where did the term “attachment economy” come from? It’s the most innovative and dystopian framing for emotional manipulation I’ve heard yet
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/openai-s-... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48912757)