Thanks to a related trademark lawsuit, we know what OpenAI and Jony Ive’s first AI device won’t be.
In court filings submitted this month, leaders from io — the consumer hardware team OpenAI recently acquired from Jony Ive’s design studio for $6.5 billion — testified that the first device they plan to release won’t be an “in-ear device” or a “wearable.” They also say the AI device won’t ship until “at least” 2026.
”The prototype Sam Altman referenced in the video is at least a year away from being offered for sale,” Tang Tan, io’s chief hardware officer and a former Apple design leader, said in a June 16th declaration. “Its design is not yet finalized, but it is not an in-ear device, nor a wearable device.”
Source: The Verge
