Apple's Jony Ive and OpenAI's Sam Altman team up to develop an AI-powered gadget

By: Elena Shcherban | 06.04.2024, 16:04

Recently, devices with artificial intelligence that act as a kind of replacement for the classic smartphone have been appearing on the market. For example, AI Pin by Humane. It is not excluded that in the near future there will be a replenishment in their ranks.

Here's What We Know

The Information reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple design chief Jony Ive have teamed up to develop a personal device based on artificial intelligence.

Details are scarce for now, but the gadget could be similar to the AI Pin, as Altman is a major investor in Humane.

Now, Ive and Altman's unnamed startup is trying to find investors - Ive is looking to raise up to $1 billion in funding. Ive and Altman are reportedly in talks with SoftBank, Thrive Capital and Emerson Collective.

Source: The Information