Today on the AI Daily Brief, how the global AI race has changed. Before that on the headlines, no open AI hardware until 2027. The AI Daily Brief is a daily podcast and video about the most important news and discussions in AI.

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With that said, let's get into the headlines.

We got some new court filings around OpenAI, and it appears their AI device or devices are still

over a year away. One thing we learned around the Super Bowl ads is that the OpenAI hoax revealed that a lot

of people are kind of hankering for their first look at the Johnny Ive designed device.

However, it still seems like those folks have a lengthy wait to get their hands on it,

according to declarations filed by OpenAI general manager Peter Waylander.

The filings came in an ongoing

trademark lawsuit over the IO branding. Waylander said that OpenAI had since decided not to use

the IO name in any of their naming or marketing. The filing also spelled out the release schedule

for the device, stating that it won't be available for sale until the end of February 27.

It also noted that no packaging or marketing materials have been prepared

at this stage. Waylander previously said that the device could be unveiled and marketed as soon as

the second half of this year, but it now seems like we're looking at 2027. Now, I hesitate to even call this a

delay. Any idea that it was coming in 2026 always seemed wildly ambitious to me, but that is the latest

word.

Next up, some big changes at XAI, although the extent to which you think it's drama versus

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