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Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

What if the way you interact with technology could feel as natural as speaking to a friend? OpenAI’s latest innovation—a innovative Input/Output (IO) device—promises to transform this vision into ...