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Openai is said to have discussed obtaining the start of the former Jony IVE artificial intelligence devices in Apple Design with the CEO of Openai Sam Altman. According to informationOpenai can pay about $ 500 million for the startup, which is called IO Products.

IVE, who left Apple in 2019 The start of its design company is called lovefromHe confirmed that he was working with Altman On starting artificial intelligence devices Last year in an interview with New York Times. IO Products has raised an unknown amount of funding from Emerson Collective from Laurene Powell Jobs and others, according to information.

The information report indicates that Openai may end in partnership instead of obtaining IO products, which currently has a small team that includes former Apple designers Tang and Evans Hankey. According to what IO products are working on different concepts of devices that support artificial intelligence, including smart home appliances. Last year, the New York Times said that the start -up goal is to build products Which is “less socially disturbing than iPhone”.