OpenAI Employee’s 'Leaked' Super Bowl Ad Was Just Fictional Fan Fiction
KEY POINTS
- •An OpenAI employee posted and deleted a Reddit thread claiming a Super Bowl ad leak featuring their first hardware.
- •The ad showed Alexander Skarsgård holding a shiny orb device with wraparound earbuds, blending AI and sci-fi clichés.
- •OpenAI president Greg Brockman responded on X (formerly Twitter), confirming the leak was a hoax.
In what sounds like a tech soap opera, an OpenAI employee, clearly napping on their job, posted a 'leaked' Super Bowl AI hardware ad on Reddit only to have it quickly deleted. This ad, starring Murderbot’s Alexander Skarsgård, featured a mysterious shiny orb paired with wraparound earbuds—because nothing screams cutting-edge AI like sci-fi accessories that could double as disco decorations. OpenAI’s president Greg Brockman promptly tweeted about the hoax, subtly reminding everyone that OpenAI’s big reveal might still be just a twinkle in someone’s eye. Meanwhile, fans and techies alike were left wondering if this hardware even exists or if it’s just another AI delusion in a world full of fake leaks.
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OpenAI’s big Super Bowl 'leak' was actually a fake so fake, even their AI wouldn’t believe it — shiny orbs sold separately.
That moment when your employee 'leaks' an ad so fake it’s basically AI fanfiction starring Alexander Skarsgård and disco earbuds.
OpenAI's fake ad leak is proof that sometimes, the best innovations are the ones nobody actually made.
Source: Theverge | Published: 2/9/2026 | Author: Richard Lawler
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