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Artist’s conception of OpenAI GenAI device (image: Ben Geskin via X) Jony Ive, the iconic designer behind Apple’s iPhone, has partnered with OpenAI in a $6.5 billion deal announced on
Artist's conception of OpenAI GenAI device (image: Ben Geskin via X)
Artist’s conception of OpenAI GenAI device (image: Ben Geskin via X)

Jony Ive, the iconic designer behind Apple’s iPhone, has partnered with OpenAI in a $6.5 billion deal announced on May 21, 2025, to create a new AI hardware device, aiming to redefine how humans interact with technology. This collaboration follows OpenAI’s acquisition of Ive’s startup, io Products, Inc., marking the company’s largest acquisition to date and bringing in Ive’s team of 55 engineers and researchers. TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Thursday provides some color on this new new AI hardware device.

Ming-Chi Kuo via X:

My industry research indicates the following regarding the new AI hardware device from Jony Ive’s collaboration with OpenAI:

1. Mass production is expected to start in 2027.

2. Assembly and shipping will occur outside China to reduce geopolitical risks, with Vietnam currently the likely assembly location.

3. The current prototype is slightly larger than the AI Pin, with a form factor as compact and elegant as an iPod Shuffle. The design and specifications may change before mass production.

4. One of the intended use cases is wearing the device around the neck.

5. It will have cameras and microphones for environmental detection, with no display functionality.

6. It is expected to connect to smartphones and PCs, utilizing their computing and display capabilities.

In my view, one of OpenAI’s motives for announcing its collaboration with Jony Ive now is likely to shift market focus from recent Google I/O. Google’s ecosystem and AI integration, showcased in the I/O keynotes, pose a challenge that OpenAI currently struggles to address. As a result, OpenAI is leveraging a new narrative to redirect attention.

That said, AI integrated into real-world applications, often termed “physical AI,” is widely recognized as the next critical trend. While the success of the Jony Ive-OpenAI partnership remains uncertain, it clearly aligns with this trend. This partnership also recalls Alan Kay’s well-known adage: “People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.”


MacDailyNews Take: First thought: “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!”

The jury is definitely out on whether Jony and Sam can be the first to crack physical AI (which, by the way, we already have — with displays and far better cameras — via Grok and other lesser GenAI apps on our iPhones and iPads), but, hey, at least they’re actually doing something.



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