OpenAI Buys Jony Ive's AI Startup to 'Completely Reimagine What It Means to Use a Computer'

[citysnaps]

I know many disagree, and that's fine, but every passing month Apple is just giving me big Nokia/Blackberry vibes. No news related to Apple gives me any confidence that a course correction is near.

People have been saying that for almost 20 years.

 

[Falco McGregor]

By who? This announcement just came out. I think Ortolani is saying that based on what Google announced at IO yesterday. Ben Bajarin is also an Apple fanboy and he was hyping Google yesterday too. He said blue bubbles won’t stop power users from moving to Android if Apple can’t pull off what Google showed off yesterday. I’m curious what Neil Cybart will say. He’s the biggest Apple fanboy of all but also Jony Ive. Does he support both even though he spends most of his time trashing Meta and other companies releasing hardware products?

Just a quick scan of Twitter shows dozens of tech influencers with major hot takes on this. Apple needs to 100% step it up, but it's clear the online tech media are thirsting for the next big thing and are willing to bash Apple for not delivering on things they've pre-announced while giving Altman and Ive a huge berth to basically do the same.

 

[aloysiusfreeman]

"I am absolutely certain that we are literally on the brink of a new generation of technology that can make us our better selves," Ive said.

Who is US, Jony?

Unless AI scraps out billionaires and increases quality of life for everyone, it's a sham

 

[the future]

Their custom processors is a fair point but Vision Pro is DOA

I don‘t think so, but that was not the point. The point was Vision Pro certainly not „milking the past“, like the user I quoted claimed is all Apple is doing nowadays.

 

[Veinticinco]

When Jonny Ive left Apple people on this board were dancing in the streets as if the Saddam Hussein of thinness and form over function was finally deposed.

He was more Comical Ali…

 

[Cameront9]

If it's a screenless AI device, I'm out by default as I'm deaf and those are pointless to me. I'm not convinced people want screenless devices.

The announcement is super weird. The website even has "click to copy" buttons on the quotes. It looks like a birth announcement. Or "we saw you across the bar and we really liked your vibe" vibes.

 

[sw1tcher]

Sam Altman and ChatGPT need to be shutdown or diversified, too much of a monopoly taking place in the AI world.

7.42% marketshare is not a monopoly.

https://6sense.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/openai-market-share

 

[the future]

Chatgpt was in the top five most visited websites in the world in February and seventh for web and mobile combined.

… and burning money every second of it.

 

[ThisIsMike]

They should have either bought out Open AI, or Anthropic, then bring back Jony. They could also bring back Scott Forestall as VP of things not to do at Apple.

I agree with you that they should buy some AI companies to help close the gap, but Open AI is clearly not for sale.

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

I wasn't aware of this guy until this thread. Bet he is getting trashed in the blue bubble group chat. Comments are wild too.

 

[wmmead]

Why is everyone so cynical? Can't we just wait and see what they actually do?

 

[Oestreich Dieter]

Screenless design?

Think of all the stuff you do on your iPhone, could you do that without a screen? Would you WANT to do that without a screen?

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

… and burning money every second of it.

VC's will queue up to throw cash at it. 🤷‍♂️

 

[machpost]

I am regularly struck by how someone who was once a brilliant designer dresses like a total slob who could be mistaken for someone with no fixed address these days. And now surely someone will inform me that that's a $10,000 designer jacket he's wearing.

 

[the future]

VC's will queue up to throw cash at it. 🤷‍♂️

… for a while. Eventually, they‘ll need to see a road ro profit or the bubble bursts. Which is why they bought Jony „products, products, products“ Ive, I guess; to stabilize the perception that AI will be profitable some day.

 

[patlee2000]

I know many disagree, and that's fine, but every passing month Apple is just giving me big Nokia/Blackberry vibes. No news related to Apple gives me any confidence that a course correction is near.

I would actually agree with that sentiment. If they were just taking their time to work on AI, it would be one thing, but at the moment, they don't appear to know what to do and they have major organizational issues starting at the top. Tim Cook was the perfect CEO for a time of growth with low disruption, but now we have entered a time of complete disruption. AI is literally going to change everything and Apple is not equipped for it (at the moment). My only hope is they have a tone of cash, they are the best at hardware and UX and they are investing a lot in the medical and the AR space. But that won't matter if they don't figure out AI very quickly because we are only like at 2% of what AI (and robotic) will do in the next 10 years.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Why is everyone so cynical? Can't we just wait and see what they actually do?

I did wait and see what they did, and all they did was release a video saying that there will be some product… some day, possibly next year, but probably not, that might maybe possibly be the iPhone killer.
Not impressed.

 

[patlee2000]

They have my attention. I can feel an iPhone moment is about to happen again!

 

[theblackadder]

There is no harm in listening without rushing to judgment. If anything this partnership reminds me of how the folks at Palm reacted to the news that Apple was going to develop phones before actually seeing a product.

Let’s watch this closely.

 

[Green Valkyrie]

ChatGPT, Design me a device in the style of Jonny Ive

There Altman - just saved you $6.4B

Could have just cut to the chase and said Dieter Rams

 

[patlee2000]

There is no harm in listening without rushing to judgment. If anything this partnership reminds me of how the folks at Palm reacted to the news that Apple was going to develop phones before actually seeing a product.

Let’s watch this closely.

Totally agree. There is something in the air...

 

[Blue Nova]

I am sure it will be a very good product to use. I invasion something you could pin on your shoulder and it will be your buddy. Apple is too late for its AI venture. They’re way behind. Siri is a big joke. It was made to look smart, but it’s not.?

 

[karranz]

I’m so happy about Jony, I hope OpenAI give him the resources and feed back needed for him to success. I’m thankful for living with the designs he made, all of them make me thing about the thinks I ended up loving or hating. Miss you Jony.

 

[IJustWannaTalk]

My thoughts exactly.

I find Ai users are genuinely naive about it.
I had lot of conversations and people fails to understand a very basic principle:
every time that a worker uses Ai to solve an issue, do a task, code, etc, his value as a worker decreases.

OpenAI and other companies are investing billions in AI, not to offer you a monthly subscription for a rudimentary artificial assistant that can write an article for you. Their primary objective is to gradually replace human workers with AI.

Ai users are now helping them to train the models.

Some may argue that working is obsolete and that we should all be resting at home while robots do the chores.
Unfortunately, for many people, that huge loss of jobs and financial income would mean certain starvation.

Yes, it feels like AI benefits business owners, inventors, investors, and no one else.

 

[IJustWannaTalk]

It helps me literally every day. I feel like I'm pretty normal, although obviously on the more tech-nerdy side than most.

Please provide examples.
Does it allow you to earn more money for less work?
Do more work for the same money?