Sam Altman, CEO of the company that developed ChatGPT and Dall-E, is reportedly working on a secret artificial intelligence computing project with former Apple design chief Jony Ive. are.
According to The New, Ive, who designed Apple products such as the iPhone and iPad, is working with OpenAI CEO Altman to create a new AI-powered computing platform that aims to be “less socially disruptive than the iPhone.” The device is currently being developed. York Times.
Few details are known about the AI device, but Ive and Altman have already raised funding for the project from investors including Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The report states that there are. Funding could reportedly reach up to $1 billion by the end of the year.
Ive’s design company LoveFrom, which he co-founded after leaving Apple five years ago, is involved in developing AI-powered devices. The company was co-founded by Marc Newson, a prominent luxury designer who helped develop the Apple Watch, and also employs other former Apple executives, including Tan Tan, who oversaw the development of the iPhone. LoveFrom works with clients such as Airbnb and Ferrari.
“What the product will look like and when it will be released have not yet been determined,” Newson told the Times.
The partnership began over several dinners where Ive and Altman discussed the power of generative AI and its potential in computing devices, according to the report.
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AI-powered devices
The concept of AI-powered devices follows this year’s introduction of a handful of devices that are not yet widespread. The $700 Humane AI pin, which turns any surface area, including your hands, into a mobile screen has received mixed reviews, with many people reportedly returning the product. The Rabbit R1, a $199 handheld device that uses AI to complete tasks, also fell short of expectations.
Meanwhile, companies like Google and Samsung are adding generative AI capabilities to their cell phone lineups. Just last week, Apple’s new iPhone 16 devices launched, and the company’s Apple Intelligence features are expected to start rolling out in the coming weeks and months.
But now that we’re so distracted by our mobile devices, devices that offer a more mindful, less distracting experience are likely to be more appealing to consumers.
Neither LoveFrom nor OpenAI immediately responded to requests for comment.
