Following the announcement of a $6.5B AI hardware partnership between OpenAI and Jony Ive’s startup io, Ive criticized earlier AI devices like the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1 as “very poor products.” In response, Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu – who called Ive his hero – defended his company, distancing Rabbit from Humane, which shut down after being acquired. Lyu acknowledged R1’s early flaws but emphasized Rabbit’s continued efforts to improve and innovate, despite limited resources compared to giants like OpenAI and io.
Source: The Verge
