This is explosive!
Half an hour ago, OpenAI's official website quietly released a bombshell: Jony Ive, Apple's former Chief Design Officer and a legendary figure in the design world, will deeply collaborate with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to create a new company called "io," aiming to revolutionize how we interact with AI!
OpenAI's website posted an official article, which is still a "big pie" (a concept/promise without concrete details), but Jony Ive stated that he will integrate his thirty years of experience to make things happen, and Sam is already using a prototype.
Article link:
https://openai.com/sam-and-jony/
Sam and Jony stated in the blog post: "This is an extraordinary moment. Computers now have the ability to see, think, and understand." However, an undeniable reality is: "Despite the unprecedented advances in AI capabilities, our experience is largely still shaped by traditional products and interfaces."
New Company "io": Two Years in the Making
This collaboration was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. Two years ago, Jony Ive and his creative agency, LoveFrom, quietly began collaborating with Sam Altman and the OpenAI team, incubating initial ideas and explorations into concrete design solutions.
As the vision became clearer, a challenge arose: developing, designing, and manufacturing an entirely new family of products required a new company structure. Thus, a year ago, Jony Ive, along with Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey, and Tang Tan, co-founded the new company "io." This team brings together top-tier software and hardware engineers, technologists, physicists, scientists, researchers, and experts with decades of close collaboration experience in product development and manufacturing.
Strong Alliance: "io" Merges with OpenAI, Jony Ive to Lead Design
Now, the "io" team, focused on developing products "that inspire, empower, and realize user potential," will officially merge with OpenAI! This means "io" will integrate more deeply with OpenAI's research, engineering, and product teams in San Francisco.
With "io" merging into OpenAI, Jony Ive and LoveFrom will take on core design and creative responsibilities across OpenAI and "io" projects.
Regarding this collaboration, Sam Altman said: "AI is an incredible technology, but great tools require effort at the intersection of technology, design, and an understanding of people and the world. No one is better at this than Jony and his team; their dedication to every aspect of the process is extraordinary." He added: "The meaning of technology can profoundly change. I hope we can bring back some of the joy, wonder, and creative spirit I felt when I first used an Apple computer 30 years ago."
Jony Ive also expressed his feelings: "I increasingly feel that everything I've learned over the past 30 years has led me to this moment. While I feel both anxious and excited about the responsibility of the challenging work ahead, I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to participate in such an important collaboration. The values and vision of Sam and the OpenAI and io teams are a rare revelation." He recalled: "This reminds me of when I moved to the United States thirty years ago. As a designer, I was drawn to the exhilarating and pure optimism of Silicon Valley, eager to collaborate with those dedicated to creating exceptional products that enhance human well-being."
The Next Decade of AI Interaction, Starting with "io"?
Is Apple's former designer going to disrupt Apple? Haha, but I'm still very excited, hope this "io" hardware launches soon, everyone, let's wait and see!
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