Left to Their Own Devices

What will the future of AI technology look (and potentially feel) like? Part of that answer depends on what the new combination of Sam Altman and Jonathan Ive come up with. Om Malik: “There are no two ways to say it — OpenAI, made the biggest acquihire in Silicon Valley’s history. Sam Altman and his crew bought Jony Ive and his coterie of ex-Apple hotshots for a whopping $6.5 billion … In 2021, OpenAI was valued at $6.1 billion. Now they are buying a 55-person company with a mystery product for $6.5 billion.”

+ “Altman and Ive offered a few hints at the secret project they have been working on. The product will be capable of being fully aware of a user’s surroundings and life, will be unobtrusive, able to rest in one’s pocket or on one’s desk, and will be a third core device a person would put on a desk after a MacBook Pro and an iPhone.” WSJ (Gift Article): What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive.