US EditionSam Altman and Jony Ive’s Mysterious ‘AI-Powered Computer’ Will Be OpenAI’s Magnum Opus - Here Are 5 Clues that Hint at What It Will Be
- OpenAI announced on May 22, 2025, it will acquire the AI hardware startup io, founded last year by British designer Jony Ive, for $6.4 billion to develop new AI-powered devices.
- This acquisition follows years of quiet collaboration between Ive, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and the desire to create AI hardware that reimagines computer use beyond smartphones.
- The planned product will be unobtrusive, aware of users’ surroundings, complementing existing devices like the iPhone and MacBook, with a launch expected in 2026 and aims to start a family of AI devices.
- Altman said they want to 're-imagine what it means to use a computer,' while Ive called the project a new generation of technology at 'an extraordinary moment.'
- This partnership challenges established tech firms and could influence AI hardware and personal computing evolution, potentially affecting Apple’s market position and prompting industry shifts.
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Jony Ive’s AI gadget rumored to be ‘slightly larger’ than Humane’s AI pin
More details have emerged about Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s first device for OpenAI, with Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo saying it could start mass production in 2027 and have built-in cameras and microphones for “environmental detection.”
Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s mysterious ‘AI-powered computer’ will be OpenAI’s magnum opus - here are 5 clues that hint at what it will be
Jony Ive and Sam Altman have teamed up to create io, OpenAI's hardware company. Here are 5 hints at what the first ChatGPT-powered product could be.
Here are the first details about io's upcoming screenless ChatGPT device
Before Google kicked off its I/O 2025 event, which turned out to be an even more exciting display of AI prowess than last year, I wondered whether OpenAI would make any last-minute ChatGPT announcements to shock the world before Google had a chance to announce all its Gemini novelties. OpenAI did no such thing, choosing not to repeat last year's stunt. But that's only because it had a much better trick up its sleeve to steal the world's attentio…
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