Jony Ive
Legendary industrial designer, formerly Chief Design Officer at Apple, collaborating with OpenAI on a new consumer hardware device.
“By the end of this year, we will unveil it. Early next year, you'll be able to buy it. I have seen it. I've tried it.”
Source→“The fact that a CFO is the one revealing product timelines and design language is itself a signal about how central the device is to OpenAI's financial thesis — it is not a side project, it is likely modeled as a meaningful revenue driver.”
“Jony Ive - Former Apple Chief Design Officer; now leading hardware design at OpenAI's device project”
Source→“The most interesting duo in modern business history, Johnny Ive and Steve Jobs, were like almost undoubtedly creating from this generative place... They're the most adored, but maybe the least emulated.”
Source→“We're changing into a consumer substrate that I cannot tell you what it is. But by the end of this year, we will unveil it... What Johnny and team are really good at is bringing humanity to devices... It feels very natural, but it feels very lovable.”
Source→“even world-class design (Jony Ive) cannot resolve a fundamental mismatch between brand identity (performance, exclusivity) and product category (efficiency-first EVs).”
Source→“The Jony Ive-designed Ferrari Luce, the iconic carmaker's first electric vehicle, has faced a chilly reception.”
Source→“The Jony Ive-designed Ferrari Luce, the iconic carmaker's first electric vehicle, has faced a chilly reception.”
Source→“Ferrari's first fully electric car, the $640,000 Luce, was designed by Jony Ive — 'panned by some critics as too generic for the brand.'”
Source→“'Ferrari's first fully electric car, the $640,000 Luce, was panned by some critics as too generic for the brand, helping send U.S.-listed Ferrari shares down more than 6% in premarket trading.'”
Source→“OpenAI paid $6.5 billion to acquire legendary designer Jony Ive and his hardware team, with an initial device expected to be unveiled later this year.”
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