OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s hardware firm, io
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Ilya Sutskever, the brains behind ChatGPT, told scientists at OpenAI in the summer of 2023: “Once we all get into the bunker…”
OpenAI forms a new hardware division with the io team, led by Jony Ive, to develop AI-native devices, possibly launching a voice-first product as early as 2026.
Focal Foto / CC BY-SA 4.0 Sir Jony Ive, the designer behind the iPhone and some of Apple’s most iconic devices, is joining OpenAI in a major partnership following the company’s $6.5 billion acquisition of io,
OpenAI is set to acquire hardware startup io Products—founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive—for nearly US$6.5 billion, marking a bold entry into the consumer hardware market. The deal, expected to be finalized soon,
OpenAI has introduced Codex, a new AI-powered coding agent now available as a research preview to select ChatGPT subscribers. This launch marks a significant milestone for
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New York Magazine on MSNOpenAI’s Huge Bet on the iPhone GuyWe find out from Ive that Altman is a “rare visionary.” We hear from Altman that Ive is “the deepest thinker over anyone [he’s] ever met.” We’re told by Altman that Ive’s design firm is the “densest collection of talent that I’ve ever heard of in one place and probably has ever existed in the world.