Openai wants to buy Jony-IVE start-up-for AI device without a display

It is already known that the former Apple chief designer Jonathan “Jony” IVE has an interest in AI. Already last year there were reports of direct collaboration with Openai and his boss Sam Altman. These rumors are now reinforcing: Allegedly, Openai is interested in taking over a stealth spin-off of his design company LoveFrome launched by IVE. The goal is a new AI gadget that does not have a screen writes The specialist magazine the information that appears in Silicon Valley. Openaai “discussed” the company, in which Sam Altman himself is supposed to be involved.

No product yet – and a question of strategy

Possible sums were already in the room: allegedly, Openaai “wanted to take at least” $ 500 million in hand. Altman’s participation didn’t seem to play a role – there is already a close connections, for example in the energy sector. The company of IVE (and Altman) is said to be called “IO Products”. She is sitting in a whole block of houses that Ive bought together in San Francisco.

The product of “IO Products” is still said to be in an early phase, apparently finished hardware is not yet available. In addition to IVE, there is another Apple cover: Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs’ widow, is also involved-Emerson Collective holds shares and gave money. The leading heads also include the former high-ranking Apple designer Evans Hankey and Tang Tang, who were already screwing on the iPhone-Hankey was also a direct successor to Apple until she threw the chunks.

Not the first AI gadget of ex-Apple employees

In addition to the direct takeover, according to The Information, there is also a debate to only enter into a partnership with Openaai. However, the AI ​​pioneer would then have no direct access to the hardware. It is already planned that the software side of Openai should come. The idea is obviously to make the chatt-voice fashion portable. This is already working quite well, even if the affair around a possible voice theft of an actress dampened the hype a little.

Previous attempts to push screenless AI gadgets into the market were not very successful. For example, the AI ​​PIN was already bought and buried on the HP remaining ramp, which ironically also had Apple roots-in the form of people who had worked under IVE. The former Apple design manager again hopes that people buy a AI gadget because it affects social interactions less than an iPhone.