There aren’t a whole lot of particulars. He met Altman by means of Brian Chesky, CEO of AirBNB, and the undertaking is being funded by Ive and the Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs firm. The New York Occasions claims it may elevate $1 billion in funding by the top of the yr. There was no point out of Masayoshi Son, the Softbank CEO rumored final yr to have invested a $1 billion within the undertaking.
The undertaking solely has ten staff at present, however they embrace Tang Tan and Evans Hankey, two key individuals who work with Ive on the iPhone. As for the machine itself? Final yr it was rumored to be impressed by touchscreen expertise and the unique iPhone, which is smart given Tan and Hankey’s involvement.
There’s nonetheless no timeline on after we’re be taught extra about this undertaking, however the little data dropped within the New York Occasions sound very acquainted to anybody following the AI {hardware} scene within the final yr.
Mr. Altman and Mr. Ive talked about how generative A.I. made it doable to create a brand new computing machine as a result of the expertise may do extra for customers than conventional software program because it may summarize and prioritize messages, determine and identify objects like crops and finally area advanced requests like reserving journey.
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