OpenAI Genie
Overview
Design
Finishes
Tech Specs
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Introducing
OpenAI Genie
Your wish, granted.
In Obsidian and Chalk. Coming 2027.
Genie hologram figure
An assistant you can
look in the eye.
Genie turns to you, listens, reacts, and speaks.
PRESENCE
It rises when you say the word.
A volumetric field opens above the disc and the figure resolves in under a second, turning to face whoever spoke.
EXPRESSION
Expression in every answer.
The eyes track. The brows move. The expression follows the conversation.
SOUND
Heard from the next room.
A downward driver in a sealed base fills a kitchen, and four mics pick your voice out of the dishwasher.
PRIVACY
Privacy, confirmed.
One press cuts the mics in hardware and closes the projector shutter. The seam turns amber to confirm privacy.
DESIGN
Made for
every room.
68 millimetres across. A sapphire camera window sits within the front face. The 3D-knit sleeve wraps a recycled aluminium base, grounded by one seam of light.
68 mm
Diameter
34 mm
Height
212 g
Weight
68 mm
FINISHES
Obsidian. Or Chalk.
Same disc, two ways to disappear into a room.
Obsidian
Charcoal knit, black anodised base.
Chalk
Bone knit, natural anodised base.
It knows when to appear.
And when to disappear.
ASLEEP
A dark seam and a cool projector leave a quiet object in the room.
LISTENING
The seam breathes. A faint curl of light gathers.
THINKING
The figure dims and drifts while the answer forms.
SPEAKING
Full presence. Mouth, hands and gaze move with the voice.
Tech Specs
Projection
Volumetric field, 180 mm tall, Ø24 mm sapphire aperture
Audio
38 mm downward full-range driver, sealed base volume
Microphones
Four-mic beamforming array, 5 m far-field pickup
Camera
12 MP ultrawide, 122° field of view, low-light capture, face and gesture framing
Sensing
Time-of-flight depth, ambient light, proximity, temperature
Controls
Capacitive crown, palm-cover to mute, hardware mic switch
Privacy
Mechanical camera shutter, hardware microphone disconnect, amber status seam
Materials
Recycled aluminium base, acoustically transparent 3D-knit sleeve, silicone foot
Finishes
Obsidian (charcoal knit / black anodised), Chalk (bone knit / natural anodised)
Power
USB-C, 20 W, single braided cable
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 7, Thread, Bluetooth 6
In the box
Genie, 1.5 m cable, adapter
Independent concept study by Dr Alan D. Thompson, LifeArchitect.ai, Aug/2026. Not a product, not an announcement, and not affiliated with any shipping device. Renderings are directional; dimensions and materials are design targets. Legal archive.