Altman, Ive, and AI

BY KIM BELLARD Earlier this year I urged that we Throw Away That Phone, arguing that the era of the smartphone should be over and that we should get on to the next big thing.  Now, I don’t have any reason to think that either Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Jony Ive, formerly and famously of Apple and now head of design firm LoveFrom, read my article but apparently they have the same idea.   Last week The Information and then Financial Times reported that OpenAi and LoveFrom are “in advanced talks” to form a venture in order to build the “iPhone of artificial intelligence.”  Softbank may fund the venture with as much as $1b.  There have been brainstorming sessions, and discussions are said to be “serious,” but a final deal may still be months away. The new venture would draw on talent from all three firms. Details are scare, as are comments from any of the three firms, but FT cites sources who suggest Mr. Altman sees “an opportunity to create a way of interacting with computers that is less reliant on screens.” which is a sentiment I heartily agree with.  The Verge similarly had three sources who agreed that the goal is a “more natural and intuitive user experience.” OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm this year, and continues to wow; last week OpenAI announced that it could now “see, speak, and hear,” offering “a new, more intuitive type of interface by allowing you to have a voice conversation or show ChatGPT what you...
Source: The Health Care Blog - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Health Tech AI ChatGPT iPhone Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs