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TL;DR
- Jony Ive has confirmed that he’s working with OpenAI’s Sam Altman on some kind of new AI-powered {hardware} system.
- Ive was the lead designer for the early iterations of the iPhone throughout Jobs-era Apple.
- To date, the main AI gadgets we’ve seen have failed miserably, such because the Humane Ai Pin and the Rabbit R1.
Prior to now 12 months, we’ve seen a slew of gadgets based mostly round generative AI that have been claimed to be “the following large factor.” The Humane Ai Pin and the Rabbit R1 are two vital examples. Nevertheless, each failed miserably for myriad causes, with essentially the most vital motive being individuals don’t appear to need devoted {hardware} for AI providers — they only need to use their smartphones.
Regardless of this, we’ve discovered immediately that Jony Ive — the person most straight accountable for the designs of the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and extra Apple merchandise underneath Steve Jobs — is working with OpenAI’s Sam Altman on some kind of new AI-powered {hardware}. This was revealed in a profile on Ive in The New York Instances.
Beforehand, we had heard rumors that Ive and OpenAI have been working collectively on AI {hardware} that doesn’t appear to be a cellphone. It’s assumed that ChatGPT would energy this system, contemplating the ties to OpenAI. Nevertheless, that’s all we heard till immediately’s affirmation of the partnership.
In keeping with the report, there are already 10 workers engaged on this mission and Ive is trying to elevate enterprise capital to assist a brand new firm that will create the product. As a consequence of Ive’s and Altman’s respective pedigrees, it’s anticipated the corporate may elevate $1 billion by the top of 2024.
Clearly, Ive is a tech business legend, and Altman is on his approach to being talked about in the identical method as Jobs, Gates, and different tech titans. Nevertheless, one can’t assist however assume that it’ll take lightning in a bottle to tear individuals away from a smartphone and use AI-powered {hardware} as an alternative. As a result of if the {hardware} can’t exchange the smartphone, then individuals will simply proceed to make use of the smartphone.
Humane couldn’t do it, Rabbit couldn’t do it, so time will inform if Ive and Altman can do it.