OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT artificial intelligence, reportedly turned to Jony Ive to create what they now call “the iPhone of AI.” Jony Ive, former chief designer at Apple, worked especially on the brand’s flagship products, starting with the iPhone itself, but also the iMac and the iPod.
According to an article by Financial timesAccording to the specialized media The Verge, which spoke with three people close to the matter, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Jony Ive want to create a device that has a “more natural and intuitive user experience.”
At the moment, no details have been given about said device, although the discussions are described as “serious.” It could therefore be the first device marketed by OpenAI, which works thanks to the potential of ChatGPT, although at the moment it is difficult to imagine in what way, given the ambitions of the two men.
Let go of the screens
In fact, according to the Financial timesThis “iPhone AI” should allow its users to depend less on a screen: a hypothesis that is in line with Jony Ive’s recent speech, concerned that current smartphones are developing compulsive behaviors among users.
In 2018, the former chief designer believed Apple had a “moral responsibility” in fighting this behavior. He now has his own design company, LoveFrom, which should contribute to the realization of this project.
In addition to the collaboration of these two pillars of technology, the project should also have the support of one billion dollars from the CEO of the SoftBank company, Masayoshi Son.
OpenAI, which stood out thanks to ChatGPT, is a company specialized in artificial intelligence. Driven by this success, its value could triple in a year and will soon reach $80 billion.
Source: BFM TV
