OpenAI hardware timeline reportedly unchanged after Apple trade secret theft lawsuit OpenAI's hardware timeline remains unchanged despite a second trade secret theft lawsuit, with plans to unveil its first product this year and release it in 2027, according to Bloomberg. Despite facing its second trade secret theft lawsuit in a little more than a year over its hardware ambitions, OpenAI still plans to unveil its first product this year and release it in 2027, Bloomberg reports. Here are the details.