Ladies and germs….Jony Ive jumps the shark. Pro tip Jony and Sam. Nobody can generate a “Reality Distortion Field” like Steve Jobs. That’s because he made sure there was a product worthy of Jobsian hype. All you guys have to show are your collective cash pile from working at other companies and a small country’s entire GDP worth of VC money to show off….what exactly? Sammy the Scammer hasn’t made a penny in profit with OpenAI and has not shown a roadmap of any sort on when he expects to. Two rich wankers with too much of other people’s money, too much time on their hands and too many delusions of grandeur. What could possibly go wrong?
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OpenAI Buys Jony Ive's AI Startup to 'Completely Reimagine What It Means to Use a Computer'
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you pay him another 6.5B , he will work at your basement.
I think the AI Pin was not a bad idea. But it failed because the hardware and software could not deliver what people want and they promised. The battery drains too fast, the assistant is not helpful in most cases, all operations require cloud, the eSIM plan asks user to get a new phone number and lock into its own services, and more.
I recently saw an interview with Ive and I have to say I was quite impressed with his basic humanity, intelligence, and understanding of the value of creativity and the human component in technology. So it's super surprising to me that he'd sell to Altman who, to me, has recently epitomized disingenuousness in the AI industry. He's absolutely full of crap on the fair use of data thing—to say nothing of unfair competition—and I'm sure he knows it. Maybe Ive thinks he can breathe some humanity into the equation?
I hope they manage to do something that isn't idiotic and dehumanizing, but I'm not holding my breath.
I hope they manage to do something that isn't idiotic and dehumanizing, but I'm not holding my breath.
Bad day for macrumors and his crusade against Ive.
They had to admit that much of the historical Apple design team stayed with Ive, and they were acquired by their next hero of the speculative bubble (but what do you really think we don't know?), the infamous Altman.
They will end badly, but before them Apple will end badly, and with her MacRumors.
Whoever is the cause of his evil must cry for himself!
They had to admit that much of the historical Apple design team stayed with Ive, and they were acquired by their next hero of the speculative bubble (but what do you really think we don't know?), the infamous Altman.
They will end badly, but before them Apple will end badly, and with her MacRumors.
Whoever is the cause of his evil must cry for himself!
Not really. This is smoke and mirrors.
Very few sane people disagree - under Timbo, Apple is going the Spindler way redux big time.
Problem is, this time, there's no Steve Jobs to save Apple.
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I really feel nervous about this, like we're on the precipice of going from one chapter of history into a dystopian Terminator future.
There is a reason that I personally am not a visionary, however, it is extremely hard for me to fathom an AI type device altering how I use computing devices a whole lot. I know that I can use AI as a writing aid or coding aid, I have generated plenty of images, and I feel like AI could make my occupation as a cloud application administrator/developer one day be somewhat irrelevant. But for how I use my devices to manage my personal life I just cannot see it. I really do not have a desire to request AI just do everything for me as I do not desire losing control of my life and I also think that it would quicken how long it takes me to become senile.
I feel like the only person actually excited sitting here to see the next piece of technology from Ive. While it wasn’t without faults that man designed the very products that made Apple “magical” and I can’t wait to see what he makes ai into.
Yes, actually. I can’t wait for the AI bubble to pop and to stop hearing these ridiculous “announcements” about forthcoming announcements of maybe-existing-products whose hypothetical uses, even at a conceptual level, evaporate the moment you think about it a bit more. So much money, talent, attention, and time gone to waste.
Wait, you don’t think anyone has spent 6.5 billion on something stupid?
Never heard of the internet bubble?
The minute Apple starts acquiring major companies to make products for them then minute Apple starts to become Google or Microsoft. Right now they are unique bc they will bring people from other companies they will buy small companies but rarely large companies to make everything for them which is what OpenAI would do.
Apple isn’t as far behind as people think. They already have the best hardware for Ai locally outside of maybe nvidia. An apple user OS missing out on what aspects of AI today? I can’t think of anything Apple users are missing out on.
That has to be way overpriced, does IO even make or even sell anything? Or is it just f-u money to get Jony on board.
I agree with you about Tim Cook that has failed to launch innovative products that we need. I tend to disagree regarding Apple being behind on the folding, wearable, home devices because most of the competitors are proposing incomplete tech or Apple is not meant to propose everything too …
AI is a disgrace, the iPhone is just the same for years now and behind in some camera features so far but in other fields Apple is above competition such as echo system that works , health features, accessibility, longevity of the products … And the Vision Pro could have changed everything if it was much lighter in weight and price … Let’s wait for this
Remember how next and Apple merged ? This could happen anytime again …
Regarding io, well bring on the goodies and let us be the judge but Apple disrupted to the smartphone market back in the days because they had a beautiful computer and entertainment line up, expertise in mass production and was most desirable brand in the world already, it wasn’t a start up … Open Ai has none of this so far and will need a strategic partner .. Just look at Google and their product line up being really good but no one is going really after it … This is the power of Apple
You're not fooling me to buy something with your sweet British talk this time Ive, this ain't 2007.
100%.
Or, after Apple 1.0 death-spiraling to the Gil Amelio period, we got NeXT and Apple 2.0, with the return of Jobs. The astonishing hubris of Apple demonstrated so clearly in the Epic case may, with hindsight, prove to have been the high water mark. Today seems like Apple 3.0, in all but name, will be Open AI, with Jony and Evan and the rest of that team carrying the torch of everything that made 2.0 amazing. That’s a lot to pin on a video in an espresso bar, but the vibe was there with the Collison interview last week.
Apple isn’t going anywhere. I love my Studio Display almost indecently. But every f*cking time I am asked to approve Google asking for my location in Safari for whatever bullsh1t game it’s playing that it pretends is about caring for my privacy, I just think of the John Hodgman ads and Vista notifications.
How we laughted.
Then.
Everything is for sale, but sometimes can’t be sold simply because the required price is too high. 🤷🏼♂️