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Apple’s former chief design officer, Jony Ive, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are allegedly exploring alternatives to collaborate on constructing an unspecified synthetic intelligence “{hardware} machine,” in line with two sources talking to The Info. 

There’s presently no phrase on what the machine will likely be, or what objective it serves. The Info claims that Ive and Altman, who’re associates, have been discussing what “new {hardware} for the AI age may seem like.” It’s presently unclear if the machine will likely be created by OpenAI or a third-party producer, or certainly if the duo will determine to construct the machine in any respect.

This wouldn’t be the primary time that Altman has partnered with a former Apple designer on new {hardware}. Thomas Meyerhoffer — who was Ive’s first rent at Apple and labored alongside him on tasks just like the iMac — designed the spherical retina-scanning Orb for Altman’s Worldcoin crypto challenge. Orb was developed by Instruments for Humanity, an organization that Altman co-founded in 2019 and serves as the corporate’s chairman.

Altman can also be one of many largest traders in Humane — a {hardware} and software program startup firm co-founded by ex-Apple staff — which is growing a wearable AI machine that’s designed to switch smartphones. Humane is collaborating with OpenAI to combine the AI firm’s know-how into the machine.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son can also be reportedly concerned within the discussions with Altman and Ive. As soon as the richest man on the planet, Son has invested over $140 billion into AI-related startups over the previous couple of years and beforehand stated he would make SoftBank “the funding firm for the AI revolution.” It isn’t but clear if he’ll stay concerned with Ive and Altman’s plans.

Replace, September twenty seventh, 6.10AM ET: Added further info concerning Sam Altman’s involvement with Humane.