Jony Ive confirms he’s working on a novel device with OpenAI

There are few details. He met Altman through Brian Chesky, CEO of AirBNB, and the project is funded by Ive and Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs’ company. Novel York Times says it could raise $1 billion in funding by the end of the year. There was no mention of Softbank CEO Masayoshi Sona, who was rumored to have invested $1 billion in the project last year.

There are currently only ten employees on the project, but they include Tang Tan and Evans Hankey, two key people who work with Ive on the iPhone. As for the device itself? Last year, it was rumored to be inspired by touchscreen technology and the original iPhone, which makes sense given Tan and Hankey’s involvement.

There is still no timeline for when we will learn more about this project, but the little information that has been provided, Novel York Times sound familiar to anyone who has been following the AI ​​hardware market over the past year.

Mr. Altman and Mr. Ive discussed how generative AI has enabled the creation of a novel computing device, as the technology can do more for users than time-honored software, as it can summarize and prioritize messages, identify and name objects such as plants, and handle convoluted requests such as booking a trip.