With the conclusion of the American "Super Bowl" event, a hardware rumor surrounding OpenAI also sparked widespread attention in the tech community. Recently, a self-proclaimed OpenAI employee posted on the Reddit forum, claiming that the company had planned to air an advertisement during the Super Bowl, but it was never broadcast. To verify this claim, the user even "leaked" a video supposedly showing OpenAI's first hardware product.
The video showed a device with a highly futuristic glowing sphere design, and the person in the background wore an open-ear headphone. The overall production quality was quite high, which led many tech enthusiasts to believe it was genuine. However, careful observers quickly found inconsistencies. According to an investigation by the tech media The Verge, the account that posted the content was created less than a year ago, and the user had previously tried to apply for an accounting position at another company a year ago, raising doubts about their authenticity.
In response to the escalating rumors, OpenAI quickly issued a statement to clarify the situation. Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI, publicly responded on the social platform X, clearly stating that the video and related hardware information were "completely false." Subsequently, Lindsay McCallum Rémy, the company's spokesperson, reiterated this stance, confirming that the video was not from the official source.
After their identity was exposed and the company denied the claims, the user immediately deleted their Reddit account. This so-called "first hardware leak" incident turned out to be a carefully orchestrated prank.
Key Points:
🚫 Fake Leak: A self-proclaimed OpenAI employee posted a fake video on Reddit, claiming to have "leaked" the company's first spherical hardware product.
📢 Official Denial: OpenAI president Greg Brockman and the company's spokesperson both spoke out, clearly denying the hardware rumor, calling it entirely false.
🕵️ False Identity: Investigations revealed suspicious background details about the poster, and the user has since deleted their account after the truth came to light.
