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The Hindu
10 hours ago
- Business
- The Hindu
OpenAI and ex-Apple iPhone designer Jony Ive deal hit by a trademark dispute
OpenAI has taken down details about IO — the hardware collaboration it made with ex-Apple iPhone designer Jony Ive — over a trademark dispute. The website now states that a complaint was filed by IYO Inc., an AI firm that makes wearables. The webpage that carried the announcement along with a video of OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman and Jony Ive has been removed. It now shows a notice that, 'This page is temporarily down due to a court order following a trademark complaint from IYO about our use of the name 'IO.' We don't agree with the complaint and are reviewing our options.' Mr. Altman's firm, per a report by The Verge, has confirmed that though the mentions are taken down, the deal is still in place. IYO was incubated as a part of Alphabet X 'moonshot factory' and was eventually spun off in 2021. Alphabet is IYO's first investor, and the startup is working on an AI-powered earbuds. In May, OpenAI acquired Jony Ive's IO for $6.5 billion and said the duo will be working together to develop AI consumer devices.
Time of India
16-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Former Apple executive to professionals: When joining a new company ‘don't judge or compare, then when you have…'
Former Apple design director – Bob Baxley has warned professionals switching jobs not to carry over the culture of their previous company. 'My biggest point on this topic is that when you go into a new culture you really need to slow down, deeply observe, don't judge or compare, and then when you have a reasonable handle on things, reflect on the best ways to express the values from the old place with behaviors that are appropriate to the new,' he told Business Insider. Speaking on Lenny's Podcast, Baxley shared a personal lesson from his own career move. He said 'I think my own particular mistake, and I've seen this with some other Apple executives as well, is we went directly from Apple — I left Apple on a Friday and I started Pinterest on a Monday'. 'And I didn't give myself time to recalibrate to the Pinterest culture,' he added. Apple has 'really powerful culture' Stating that Apple's working environment has a way of sticking with you, he stated that most tech companies have a 'really powerful cultures'. He said 'I came in thinking I was supposed to behave the way I behaved at Apple, which is very direct, fighting hard. It's very — everybody cares about each other, it's never insulting, but it's intense'. 'That's not really where Pinterest was at the time.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo "You get kind of indoctrinated into all those standards and it's really deep. It infuses all of your behavior and how you conduct yourself in the company, away from the company," he said. "And so, I think it's pretty hard to immigrate successfully from one of those environments to another." He cited Hiroki Asai as a prime example of how taking a break can lead to a smoother transition. Asai, Apple's former Vice President of Global Marketing, took several years off for what he called a 're-wirement' before eventually joining Airbnb , according to his LinkedIn profile. Baxley noted that other ex-Apple colleagues who took time off before starting new roles adjusted more easily than those who jumped in immediately, like he did. He said 'It also should be noted that he had — it was a multi-year gap between the time he left Apple and the time he started Airbnb'. "At Apple, I think it was Tim or Steve, used to talk about the Apple car wash," he added. "That when you started Apple, they kind of had to take you through the car wash and get off all that stuff that you'd accumulated at other places. It turns out there's a car wash you need to go through when you leave Apple as well." "The thing I took away from Apple, and I think this is true for anybody changing from one major culture to another, is most likely, the new place hires you because of the values of the organization you left, but not the behaviors," he said. Top 7 Essential Gadgets for Trekking & Hiking in the Mountains (2025)
India Today
02-06-2025
- Business
- India Today
OpenAI wants ChatGPT to be a super assistant for everyone, has big plans
ChatGPT is OpenAI's hero product. From being just an AI chatbot, it has already evolved into a one-stop-shop for image generation, shopping (that is still in an early stage), AI search, deep research queries, and more. However, OpenAI has even bigger plans for it. The company aims to turn ChatGPT into a super-assistant 'that deeply understands you and is your interface to the internet.' And OpenAI wants to make this happen very soon – maybe as early as this month. These ambitions were reportedly revealed in documents shared during Google's antitrust trial in the US. The documents are from late 2024, and the plans for 'the first half of next year' would mean June documents reportedly reveal that the ChatGPT super assistant will understand what a user cares about, and will help with any 'task that a smart, trustworthy, emotionally intelligent person with a computer could do,' the document reveals. The document, titled ChatGPT: H1 2025 Strategy, was publicly available at the time of writing the per the document, OpenAI described a super assistant as 'an intelligent entity with T-shaped skills' for all kinds of simple and complex tasks. 'The broad part is all about making life easier: answering a question, finding a home, contacting a lawyer, joining a gym, planning vacations, buying gifts, managing calendars, keeping track of todos, sending emails.' As per the report, the Sam Altman-led company believes that its GPT models o2 and o3 are currently smart enough 'to reliably perform agentic tasks, tools like computer use can boost ChatGPT's ability to take action, and interaction paradigms like multimodality and generative UI allow both ChatGPT and users to express themselves in the best way for the task.'advertisementThese plans for ChatGPT evolving into a smart assistant fall in line with the ambitious new project that Altman has launched in partnership with ex-Apple designer Jony Ive. The two have confirmed that they are working on new hardware for OpenAI. Reports suggest that it could be a smart home device. Is that the shape the super assistant is meant to take? We don't know that for sure. But OpenAI's docs certainly seem to be hinting at that with these lines: 'ChatGPT is in our lives through existing form factors — our website, phone, and desktop our vision for ChatGPT is to help you with all of your life, no matter where you are. At home, it should help answer questions, play music, and suggest recipes. On the go, it should help you get to places, find the best restaurants, or catch up with friends. At work, it should help you take meeting notes, or prepare for the big presentation. And on solo walks, it should help you reflect and wind down.'The document also reveals the company's plans to make ChatGPT available on existing tech hardware like phones. According to OpenAI, there are 'powerful incumbents who will leverage their distribution to advantage their own products.' The document goes on to say that OpenAI will convince regulators so that ChatGPT is set as a default assistant on devices. Meanwhile, the document also reveals OpenAI's concerns about its infrastructure limitations; 'growth and revenue won't line up forever,' the document reads. However, the company with its Stargate project is investing billions across the US and UAE to create more data centres.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Google CEO reacts to OpenAI's big hire: 'Jony Ive is one of a kind'
Sundar Pichai praised Jony Ive's design legacy in an interview and talked about AI's hardware impact. OpenAI acquired the ex-Apple design boss' startup, IO, for nearly $6.5 billion to work on AI products. Ive and Altman's announcement coincided with Google's I/O conference, echoing last year's news drop. OpenAI and the former iPhone designer Jony Ive's nearly $6.5 billion deal got the tech industry talking last week — and Google's CEO has now weighed in. Like many tech leaders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai is leading his company through a mission to build out its AI empire with both software and hardware products. Meanwhile, the hiring war for top talent has heated up as companies spend big to execute on their goals. OpenAI's latest move was to bring in a not-so-secret weapon whom Apple had long leaned on for his design chops: Ive. When asked about OpenAI's nearly $6.5 billion deal to acquire Ive's secretive startup, IO, and collaborate on hardware with his design collective, LoveFrom, Pichai praised the former Apple design chief. "Stepping back, Jony Ive is one of a kind," Pichai said during an interview for the "Decoder" podcast. He pointed to Ive's storied track record, which includes leading the design of iconic Apple products, such as the iMac, iPhone, and Apple Watch. While the pair have met only a few times, Pichai said, he and many others in the tech industry have long been admirers of Ive's work. "I think it's exciting," Pichai said. "There's so much innovation ahead, and I think people tend to underestimate this moment." To underscore his point, Pichai reminded listeners that Google, the most popular search engine in the world, didn't exist when the internet was invented. We're in a similar moment with artificial intelligence, the Google CEO said — except he predicted that AI would be "bigger than the internet." "There are going to be companies, products, and categories created that we aren't aware of today," he said. While Pichai said he's excited to see what Ive and OpenAI's Sam Altman have in store, he said Google would also be "doing a lot" of innovation as AI shifts the industry. That doesn't mean a mystery AI hardware product will replace the smart gadgets we use today, Pichai said. Google didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. While Altman and Ive haven't announced what their products will look like, consumers can expect a "family of AI products," the pair said in a video last week. Reports have indicated they're working on an AI companion device, and Altman has previously said he has "no interest in trying to compete with a smartphone." OpenAI went public about the deal on Wednesday while Google's annual I/O developer conference was in full swing — a move that didn't appear to be lost on Pichai. It's not the first time the ChatGPT maker dropped a big announcement around the same time as Google I/O. Last year, the company announced its AI model GPT-4o on May 13, a day before Google's 2024 I/O conference kicked off. "I'm looking forward to an OpenAI announcement ahead of Google I/O, the night before," Pichai said. Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
22-05-2025
- Business Insider
Please, Jony Ive, I beg you not to make a voice device
I'm as curious and excited as any gadget-lover to see what newfangled AI thingamabob will come from OpenAI's $6.5 billion purchase of ex-Apple designer Jony Ive's io company. But I have one request: please, for the love of God, do not make it a voice-controlled device. Here's what we know about the possible device that Ive and Sam Altman are teasing in a video about their new collaboration. The Wall Street Journal reported that Altman told OpenAI employees a few details: The product will be capable of being fully aware of a user's surroundings and life, will be unobtrusive, able to rest in one's pocket or on one's desk, and will be a third core device a person would put on a desk after a MacBook Pro and an iPhone. The Journal earlier reported that the device won't be a phone, and that Ive and Altman's intent is to help wean users from screens. Altman said that the device isn't a pair of glasses, and that Ive had been skeptical about building something to wear on the body. Ming-Chi Kuo, a supply chain analyst who is often correct about coming hardware, says that the device may be something larger than the Humane AI Pin, and possibly worn around the neck. I am extremely nervous that this sounds like it might be some sort of voice-controlled device. Don't get me wrong: I'm an enthusiastic voice user of Alexa (at home) and Siri (in the car). I can see how convenient it is. But the idea of talking to Siri while walking down the street or at a grocery store gives me hives. The idea of saying, "Hey Meta, take a picture" to activate my Ray-Bans while at a Benson Boone concert makes me want to bite my cyanide capsule. If I ever start using Siri out loud at my desk in the office, I fully accept that HR can fire me on the spot. [Of course, voice-controlled devices are an accessibility issue for some people who are blind, have low vision, or otherwise have trouble using a screen device. I am not talking about this use, which is obviously good and a benefit. Perhaps society would be better if public use of voice devices were more normalized!] OpenAI does seem to be interested in voice. At a demonstration over a year ago, they showed new voices that could talk to you (this was the demonstration that infamously got them in trouble with Scarlett Johansson for making a voice option suspiciously close to her own). Meta has also embraced the idea of voice controls. Its stand-alone MetaAI app is meant for natural conversations between you and the app on your phone (although, at the moment, it's laggy and often leads to crosstalk). It's a long-held sci-fi dream to have a super smart AI agent you can just talk to naturally. Like Tony Stark's Jarvis, or the ScarJo voice in "Her." But even "Knight Rider" had the basic understanding that it was only OK to talk to your car in your car. Humane's AI Pin turned out to be a disaster, partly because it just didn't work very well. Let's assume whatever OpenAI/io is cooking up will be good at doing what it's supposed to. Based on what the AI Pin could do, and other examples of AI assistants or devices, I can make a few guesses of what it might be able to do: listen to your work meeting and take notes for you, give you information about something you see in front of you ("what building is this?" or "which of these two sandwiches at Pret has more protein?"), do personal assistant tasks for you ("how much time until my next meeting?" or "text Hayley and tell her I'm running late.") These all sound great and convenient! But a lot of them require something that I don't think I want to be doing: talking to my device out loud, in public, constantly. We're at a moment in society where people are already pushing the norms of what is appropriate public device use. People are watching TikTok without headphones on the subway. Texting at the movie theatre. Filming themselves at the gym. It was already weird enough when people started talking on the phone with AirPods in, making it unclear if the person headed toward you on the sidewalk was on a call or experiencing a religious revelation. I don't think we're ready for a world where people are constantly talking to their always-on, always-listening AI devices. So I eagerly await this device, which Altman says will sell 100 million units and be ready by the end of 2026. But please, please do not make me talk to it in public.
