Forbes January 8, 2026
Wearable AI is becoming the next battleground for how people interact with intelligent systems. At CES 2026, some of the most interesting announcements focus around devices that sit on your body all day, can see or hear the world with you and turn that stream into something immediately useful such as note taking, translation, information access, summaries and lightweight decision support.
That shift is underscored by the fact that even OpenAI is now moving into wearables through a high-profile collaboration with legendary designer Jony Ive. While details remain tightly held, the partnership signals something larger than just some marketing fluff. It suggests that AI companies increasingly believe the future of assistants will not live just on screens, but on the...







