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OpenAI to Debut AI-Agent Phone by 2028, Apps Replaced.

5/4/2026

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OpenAI will launch its first AI-agent smartphone around 2028.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the phone will replace apps with an ‘Agent Task Stream’ showing tasks like booking flights and drafting emails.
Critics say the AI-only phone removes the human element, while proponents say agents can help if apps serve both humans and AI.
X users split between supporters of the AI-only vision and fans of a conventional phone.

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Story summary

OpenAI will launch its first AI-agent smartphone around 2028.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the phone will replace apps with an ‘Agent Task Stream’ showing tasks like booking flights and drafting emails.
Critics say the AI-only phone removes the human element, while proponents say agents can help if apps serve both humans and AI.
X users split between supporters of the AI-only vision and fans of a conventional phone.