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With Humane’s AI Pin, artificial intelligence took a very important step into the real world, whether we like it or not. More companies are looking to create AI-powered hardware, and LoveFrom is one of them. The company is working on an AI device, and it’s spearheaded by its CEO Jony Ive, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and now, iPhone designer Tang Tan.
If you don’t know what the AI Pin is, it’s a pretty revolutionary device that aims to replace the smartphone in the near future. It’s a pin that you attach to your shirt. It has a camera and a microphone that it can use to observe the world. You can ask it questions, and it can give you audible feedback using generative AI. You can read more about the AI Pin to see if you want this $700 device.
Jony Ive is looking to create an AI device
So, what will this device be? Your guess is as good as ours. It’s likely in the concept and planning stage for the time being. Maybe it’s still a hasty drawing on a restaurant napkin, as is the origin story of many great inventions. So, there’s no telling when we’ll see any sort of hardware come to light. In all reality, it could possibly be years until we see anything.
In any case, we know that there’s some serious brain power behind this device. The company behind this is LoveFrom, Jony Ive’s company. Ive will work with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for his software expertise. According to a new report, Apple’s iPhone designer, Tang Tan, is also joining the team, joining Ive in developing the hardware for this product.
While we don’t know what this product will be, sources point to it being called the iPhone of AI. As cheesy a title as that is, it gives us a little bit of insight into what we could be looking at. The device could be pocketable, premium, and as useful for everyday tasks as an iPhone (or any smartphone for that matter).
A device like this can’t only materialize from a dream and three geniuses; money also plays a pretty big factor. Softbank, the company that previously owned Sprint, has decided to fund this project. so, with that in place, the company is set to get working on this “iPhone of AI”. We’re all excited to see what’s going to come of this project.