OpenAI Reportedly Discussed Purchasing Altman/Ive AI Device Startup | PYMNTS.com

OpenAI Reportedly Discussed Purchasing Altman/Ive AI Device Startup | PYMNTS.com

OpenAI has reportedly considered acquiring a startup connected to its CEO.

Sam Altman had teamed with former Apple designer Jony Ive’s studio to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personal device. According to a report Sunday (April 6) by The Information, OpenAI has in recent weeks weighed a deal that could include a team of engineers at work on the device at the startup, known as io Products.

The report says that OpenAI at one point considered a purchase…

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