Sam Altman and Jony Ive Will Kill AI Gadgets Long Before They Kill the iPhone

It is, once again, a big moment for AI gadgets. This week, in the midst of a flood of news from Google’s I/O, Apple legend Jony Ive, who helped actualize a niche little gadget called the iPhone, announced he’s buddying up with AI boy genius Sam Altman, who—in case you’ve been living in a Ted Kaczynski-style cabin for the past few years—is the face of a similarly teensy little product called ChatGPT. In a reported $6.5 billion deal, OpenAI is planning to buy Ive and his team and put everyone under a new umbrella called io (no connection with Google I/O). As I wrote previously, what exactly the two are cooking up is still TBD, but we do know a few things for damn sure. First, this is hardware we’re talking about, meaning a real, tangible product you can hold in your hand or (if rumors are to be trusted) put on your desk and/or slide in your pocket. Second, it will have *drum roll, everyone* AI. To no one’s surprise, AI will be the centerpiece of Altman and Ive’s collaboration. What that ... Read full article.