Some kind of gadget is coming
Back in April, we heard that ChatGPT developer OpenAI was busy working on a hardware device in partnership with ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive – a rumor that has now been confirmed in a new profile of Ive.
The profile appeared in the New York Times (via The Verge), and goes into some of the background of how Ive met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The pair agreed to partner up on a new « artificial intelligence device company » – but for the time being, it’s not clear what form this device could take.
We do know that much of the device development is being done in secret: the device will be « a product that uses AI to create a computing experience that is less socially disruptive than the iPhone », as per the article. However, the exact nature of the gadget and its released date are both « still being determined ».
