Jony Ive, the legendary former Apple chief design officer, has officially confirmed his involvement in developing a new AI device with OpenAI. The project, currently in its early stages, could raise up to $1 billion in funding by the end of the year and promises to revolutionize human-AI interactions.
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Ive’s collaboration with Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, was first discussed in the media nearly a year ago. Now, the information has been officially confirmed in a New York Times article about what the former designer has been doing since leaving Apple.
The project combines AI and hardware expertise to create a new class of computing devices. The concept is based on the capabilities of generative AI, which will be able to do more for users by processing complex queries more efficiently than traditional software.
The details of the project remain a secret, but it is known that Ive and Altman were introduced to each other by Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb. The project is being financed by Ive and Emerson Collective, a company owned by Laurene Powell Jobs. The New York Times reports the possibility of attracting up to $1 billion in investment by the end of 2023. Notably, the publication does not mention Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, who is rumored to have already invested a billion dollars in the project last year.
The project currently employs 10 people, including key people who worked with Ive on the Apple iPhone: Tang Tan and Evans Hankey. The device is being designed by LoveFrom, a company founded by Ive. The team is based in a 2,973-square-foot office in San Francisco, part of a real estate complex Ive purchased for $90 million.
Marc Newson, co-founder of LoveFrom, confirmed in an interview with The New York Times that the specifications of the generative AI product and its timeline for market launch are still being worked out, indicating that the project is still in its early stages and that its concept may change.
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Source: 3dnews.ru
