iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAi, but do not expect a new chatgpt -Smartphone
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Famous designed the iPhone (including iconic Apple devices), is about to become the designer for OpeniThe Chatcpt Ai Gigant who does not make any hardware device for the time being.
The Wall Street Journal On Wednesday, the approaching deal reported, in which OpenAI is acquired the IO company of IVE in a deal with a value of $ 6.5 billion. As part of that, I become the design leader for OpenAi, a role he has been Slowly running slowly at a time.
IVE, who has led Apple’s design for decades, the company left in 2019 And in recent months it has expressed some doubts about the possible negative impact of the previous products he has worked on (including the iPhone).
“I think that when you naturally innovate, there will be unintended consequences, you hope that the majority will be pleasant surprises. Certain products where I am very, very involved, I think there were some unintended consequences that were far from pleasant,” Ive said earlier this month, According to the Verge.
Although reports indicate that IVE and OpenAi CEO Sam Altman are interested in building AI-compatible consumer hardware, a smartphone is probably not on that menu.
Instead, most expect the duo to concentrate on wearables such as earplugs and smartwatches that can be improved with, for example, cameras that can see your environment and use AI on board to help you act and respond to it.
A soft approach
The focus of IVE will apparently also be on upgrading the visual attraction of OpenAi software. So expect an infusion of IVEHEID Chatgpt on mobile and the desktop (where it has a special technical or devout appearance), as well as on Sora And Dall-e Interfaces.
In the last part of his career at Apple, IVE was most responsible for removing the Skeuomorphism-Waarder Digital icons resembling their real counterparts on Apple’s platforms. The OpenAI software does not suffer from the Skeuomorfe plague, but some can claim that the overall look is less than elegant.
If you are curious whether the design skills of IVE are still sniffing, just view the Updated AirbnbThe IVEs Loveform company redesigned. Loveform, by the way, is planning to stay a stand -alone company and will be, according to The Wall Street Journal, Work with OpenAI as a customer.
Apple has to put the news a bit. The company, which collaborated with OpenAi to include Chatgpt access in Apple Intelligencehas not alone Cannot deliver His own generative AI, but falls behind the industry in delivering a real, combined hardware/software AI experience.
Hints of hardware to come
It will be fascinating to see what Altman and I cook, and we already have some hints.
Altman announced the deal by tweeting that he “is enthusiastic to try to make a new generation of AI-driven computers.” Literally taken, we can expect an AI PC from the team, but I think Altman means here that “computers that write large”, because the most intelligent consumer electronics can be considered as computer equipment.
The tweet was accompanied by a video with a conversation between Ive and Altman, in which Altman described that “a family of devices was developed with which people could use AI to create all kinds of different things.”
Without announcing the product, I revealed that “the first we worked on, our imagination almost fully recorded.” Altman also added that I handed him the device to take home. “I was able to live with it and I think it is the coolest piece of technology that the world will ever have seen.”
Whatever they build, it is worth remembering that the road to AI -hardware success is already littered with the rotting carcasses of failed companies such as Human AI. Regular people have not shown a great interest in wearing AI hardware that does not match their current fashion choices.
Love to work with Jony, IMO the biggest designer in the world. Excited to try to make a new generation of AI-driven computers. pic.twitter.com/ipzbnrz1jqMay 21, 2025
That said, there can be a chance for OpenAi, IVE and Altman in the Smart Glasses space. It is the only AI-connected device area that seems to show some real signs of life. This is mainly due to Meta’s efforts with Ray ban meta smart glasses, But also proven by the upcoming inflow of Android XR Competitors from Google Partners SamsungWarby Parker and others. Some were announced this week Google I/O 2025And they will all prevent Twin In the core.
OpenAi and Chatgpt can lead in the generative AI room, but Google Gemini is close behind. And if Android XR partners can deliver stylish Gemini Smart glasses this year, this can quickly delete Gemini to the lead. This puts at least pressure on OpenAi to deliver something.
Is Jony Ive the secret sauce that makes chatgpt ai glasses, earbuds, smart watches and other consumer hardware possible and desirable? Maybe. OpenAi says we will see their work next year. Just don’t expect a chatgpt telephone.
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