Openai and Jony IVE face important technical challenges because they work to develop a screen-cum, AI-operated device, According to Financial Times,
Back in May, Openai acquired IO, The device startup installed $ 6.5 billion by veteran Apple designer with OpenAII CEO Sam Altman. At that time, Altman announced that Ive and his team would help the company “create a new generation of computers” while, while Bloomberg told The first devices emerging from the deal were scheduled to launch in 2026.
FT now states that Openai and Ive aims to “make a palm -shaped device without a screen that can take audio and visual signal from the physical environment and respond to users’ requests.” But unresolved issues around the “personality” of the device, how it handles privacy, and can delay computing infrastructure launch.
For example, a source told FT that instead of waiting for a specific oral signal, the device would take a “always on” approach – but the team allegedly struggled to ensure that it only speaks when it is useful and ends its interaction at the right time.
