Theverge iconThevergeSep 30, 2026

The AI Tamagotchis are coming

While AI has made plenty of inroads on people's phones and computers, it's largely failed in dedicated devices. Over the next year, two major AI companies, Meta and OpenAI, will attempt to change that.

The AI Tamagotchis are coming

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While AI has made plenty of inroads on people's phones and computers, it's largely failed in dedicated devices.

Over the next year, two major AI companies, Meta and OpenAI, will attempt to change that.

They're apparently betting on a similar path: testing appetites for physical hardware with their cutesy software agents.

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While AI has made plenty of inroads on people's phones and computers, it's largely failed in dedicated devices. Over the next year, two major AI companies, Meta and OpenAI, will attempt to change that. They're apparently betting on a similar path: testing appetites for physical hardware with their cutesy software agents.

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