Tempting details of Jony Ive's AI device

While Openaai Jony Ive and Sam Altman's Ki -Startup buys, the two have shared a few clues what their highly secret device will do.

After weeks of speculation, Openaai Jony Ive and Sam Altmans Ki -Startup bought dollars for 6.5 billion US dollars. Openai has publicly published a video in which IVE and Altman's partnership are generally discussed, but now further details of their work have been unveiled.

After Washington PostAltman shared Openai on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in a meeting that the goal was to send 100 million AI “companions”. He described it as “the chance to do the greatest thing we have ever done here as a company”.

“We won't send 100 million devices on the first day,” said Altman. But he continued that Openaai “had ever sent something new” faster than any company before “.

What the device will and will not be

Altman and I report that it has told the employees that the plan is that his device is a third party of a user, something that would attract them to their desks after an iPhone and a MacBook Pro. It would be able to go to a desk or bag, and it would be inconspicuous.

The device should be completely aware of the surroundings of a user and even his life. Although Altman spoke mainly about a device, he also said that it was a “family of devices”, and I described it as a “new design movement”.

With regard to their original plans and the possible need to join Openai, the two men said that they had intended for Ives Startup to build and sell their own device with Openai technology. It was because the device is not just an accessory, but a central facet of Openai, said Altman, the two companies had to combine.

“We [Ive and Altman] Both were enthusiastic about the idea that we should only send them new computers if they have subscribed to Chatgpt and they should use them, ”said Altman.

According to reports, IVE and Altman had come to the conclusion that existing devices would not work. In particular, current laptops or websites would not be sufficient.

Altman said that the current use of AI “is not the science fiction dream of the AI ​​to enable them in all way, I think the models are able.”

It has already been reported that the device will not be a smartphone, and Altman has now said that it was not glasses. Then Jony Ive should be skeptical to create a portable device.

What happens next

It is already known that the device from Jony Ives “io” company has achieved a prototype phase because Altman publicly announced that he was able to bring one home and live with it.

In this meeting, Altman reported that his goal was to publish a device by the end of 2026.

He also suggested that the acquisition of Ives “io” could increase open value to Openaai.

Before buying the Openai company, it was reported that Jony Ive was aiming for a financing of $ 1 billion for the device. Investors, including Laurene Powell Jobs, are said to have invested.