OpenAI, Jony Ive and Apple
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Discover how Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s io is redefining AI with human-centered design. Learn how this bold venture is a collaboration between
OpenAI partners with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, acquiring his startup io for $6.5 billion to develop innovative AI-powered devices.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares declined after reports surfaced that OpenAI is acquiring Jony Ive’s hardware startup, io Products, in a $6.5 billion deal. The acquisition has fueled investor concerns about rising competition in the consumer device market.
Former Apple designer Jony Ive (here at a 2017 event ... she spent several years working with startups and social impact businesses for Unreasonable Group and B Lab. Before that, she co-founded ...
Another hint Altman and Ive gave the WSJ is that the product will be "capable of being fully aware of a user’s surroundings and life," and "unobtrusive.'"Again, painting the picture of a small smart pin that you can place anywhere.