Jony Ive and Sam Altman, Sitting in a Tree, ‘K-I-L-L-I-N-G’ the Smartphone

OpenAI declared it will put up an astronomical $6.5 billion to merge with Jony Ive and his secretive AI device design company. Ive, who helped bring us legendary products like the iMac and iPhone, will lead the makers of ChatGPT not just in making a better chatbot but in creating a product that “reimagines” a personal computer. Perhaps Ive and Silicon Valley darling OpenAI CEO Sam Altman may finally help us escape our screen addiction, or it could just be another Humane pin. Altman and Ive came together in a massive media blitz to announce their new match made in heaven. Ive’s company, LoveFrom, alongside other big names in tech design spaces, including former lead iPhone designer Tang Tan, was already working with Altman on this device. Now, the engagement is official. Ive and fellow Apple vets will now be heavily involved in all aspects of OpenAI’s software and hardware development. While LoveFrom is partnered with OpenAI on this project as an independent company, those at Ive’s sep ... Read full article.