OpenAI Shock Wave! Acquires Apple legendary designer Jony Ive's company io, Altman: "The most dreamlike AI hardware" is on the way.

OpenAI released a video in the early morning, CEO Sam Altman and Apple legendary designer Jony Ive jointly announced that OpenAI bought the design company io founded by Jony, aiming to launch a revolutionary AI hardware production body and reshape human-computer interaction. (Synopsis: ChatGPT catches 18 fraud cases in New Taipei City!) Civil servants of the Audit Department used the APP to chase 2 million verdicts) (Background supplement: young people use ChatGPT as a life strategy!) Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI: Over 35 years old can't keep up at all) The technology world dropped another heavyweight shock bomb at midnight today (22). OpenAI, a leader in artificial intelligence, released a new video at 1 a.m., CEO Sam Altman personally announced: OpenAI is merging with "io", an emerging hardware company founded by Jony Ive, Apple's former design chief executive and industrial design legend. ( Foreign media reported that the merger was worth as much as $6.4 billion ) The two are very direct in the film, the goal of the merger is to combine their expertise in AI technology and top design, develop a series of revolutionary AI hardware devices, the goal is to completely rewrite decades of human-computer interaction paradigm, they agree that although the capabilities of cloud AI have reached a "magical" level of intelligence, But existing hardware devices, whether laptops or smartphones, are stretched thin and outdated in terms of making these powerful AI capabilities easily and intuitively accessible. Announcing the news, Sam Altman said: "We are at a point where we can completely reimagine what it means for humans to use computers." He described Jony Ive as "a rare visionary," while Jony Ive praised Sam Altman for "an incredible responsibility, but his curiosity and humility are inspiring." Collaboration of the Century: The Visions of AI Giants and the Godfather of Design Meet "If I wanted to use ChatGPT to look up something discussed earlier, think about what would happen?" Sam Altman describes the tedious nature of the current interaction, "I have to pick up the laptop, open it, launch the browser, start typing, explain the cause and effect, and then press confirm and wait for a response." This is the limit of laptop tools at the moment, but I think this technology deserves a better carrier." It is this dissatisfaction with the status quo and the expectation of the future that has prompted this cooperation. Jony Ive takes a similar view: "The products we use to connect unimaginable technologies have been around for decades. Therefore, at least think about it, there must be other possibilities outside of these traditional products, this is common sense." "io" was founded a year ago by top talent such as Scott Cannon, former Apple vice president of industrial design Evans Hankey, and former Apple vice president of iPhone product design Tang Tan. The team brings together outstanding experts in hardware engineering, software engineering, physics, research and even product manufacturing. Sam Altman revealed that during the conversation with Jony Ive, the two parties quickly realized the need to form a new company focused on creating a new series of devices that would allow the general public to use AI to create all kinds of beautiful things. Now, io's official integration into OpenAI will undoubtedly accelerate the realization of this vision. Beyond imagination: the first AI device prototype is shocking Although the first product of the cooperation between the two parties is still in a highly confidential stage, the information that has been revealed is enough to trigger the imagination of technology enthusiasts around the world. Jony Ive called Sam Altman and called the prototype "the most outstanding work our team has ever made." Considering that Jony Ive has led the design of a series of world-changing classic products such as the iPhone and MacBook Pro in the past, the weight of this evaluation is self-evident. After experiencing the prototype firsthand, Sam Altman couldn't hide his excitement: "I think this will be the coolest technology product the world has ever seen." Confidence indicates that a product that is about to come out may be a disruptive innovation, rather than just an improvement on existing technology. According to the official footage, we may see more details about the hardware as soon as next year.... Industry earthquake: opportunities and challenges of new AI hardware tracks Although OpenAI has no hardware-related experience in the past, the merger with IO will undoubtedly cast potential variables on the global technology industry chain, especially in the field of AI hardware. It may directly challenge the current hardware market pattern dominated by giants such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft. According to Sam Altman, OpenAI's latest AI models already demonstrate "genius-level" capabilities in various fields, allowing users (such as scientists) to be "two to three times more productive." If new installations can seamlessly unlock this potential, their market appeal will be incalculable. However, from concept to successful commercial product, there are still many challenges in manufacturing, supply chain, marketing and user habit development. The moat ecology set by the past leaders is not so easy to break, and more time is needed to verify. Related reports Microsoft and OpenAI cooperation hit the rocks? Wall Street Journal: The rift between the two sides widened, and the "Golden AI Alliance" drifted apart: . OpenAI is KYC? Upload ID documents and personal mug shots to use the gpt-image-1 new graph model API OpenAI: We are "willing to buy Chrome" if Google is forced to sell, giving users a truly AI-centric search experience 〈OpenAI shock bomb! Acquisition of legendary Apple designer Jony Ive company io, Altman: "The most fantastic AI hardware" is on the way" This article was first published in BlockTempo's "Dynamic Trend - The Most Influential Blockchain News Media".