TechFlow news — According to the Financial Times, OpenAI is engaged in advanced talks with former Apple designer Jony Ive and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son to form a joint venture aimed at building an "AI iPhone." The Japanese conglomerate has committed over $1 billion in funding for this initiative. The process of defining the design or device remains in early stages, with many different concepts under consideration. The discussions are said to be “serious,” though no final agreements have been reached, and a formal announcement of the joint venture could take several months. Any resulting hardware product would likely take years to reach the market.
People familiar with Ive’s thinking say the collaboration with OpenAI presents an opportunity to create a new mode of computer interaction that relies less on screens.
