Humane AI Pin rival? Jony Ive’s new AI machine will not seem like a telephone

It emerged late final yr that former Apple design legend Jony Ive and OpenAI founder Sam Altman have been engaged on a brand new AI-powered {hardware} machine. Now, it appears to be like like extra obvious particulars have emerged.

The Info experiences that Ive and Altman have began discussions with numerous enterprise capital corporations about funding the brand new firm, citing two sources. However the extra fascinating element is that the outlet’s sources say this upcoming AI machine gained’t seem like a telephone. It’s additionally believed that OpenAI’s ChatGPT may “theoretically” energy a few of this machine’s options.

An AI machine that doesn’t seem like a telephone could be a little bit of a shock to us. We initially anticipated this machine to really be an AI-powered smartphone, particularly in mild of Jony Ive’s cellular credentials underneath Apple.

A brand new wave of sensible AI devices

This wouldn’t be the primary AI machine that makes use of a novel kind issue, although. Startup Humane made a splash late final yr and at MWC 2024 with its upcoming AI Pin gadget (seen on the prime of the web page). This machine attaches to the entrance of your clothes like a chest pin and gives entry to AI companies by way of voice or a built-in projector.

Fellow startup Rabbit additionally lately launched the Rabbit R1 machine, which might apparently find out how you employ apps after which allow you to use stated apps with pure language.

We’re due to this fact very curious to see how Ive and Altman’s machine will differ from these preliminary devices. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless early days for this subject, so that you may need to mood your expectations for first-generation merchandise.