OpenAI would be developing an artificial intelligence device: report

OpenAI and Jony Ive are working on a mysterious hardware device with artificial intelligence, but at the moment the details are unknown.

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• Documents consigned in a legal dispute revenue that OpenAI He is working on a device with AI.
• The dispute comes for an alleged violation of rights in its design.
• OpenAI and Ive They deny being developing an intraauricular device; They ensure that they still do not define their final form.
• The CEO of OpenAI states that hardware will be portable, aware of the environment and thought as a “Third device.”

Documents consigned within the framework of a legal conflict have revealed new details about the collaboration between OpenAI and Jony Ive, in which there would be plans to develop a hardware device with artificial intelligence oriented to the mass market.

As detailed by the media Techcrunchthese judicial documents were presented this month, and indicate that, despite the speculation, the device will not be intraauricular or portable in the traditional sense.

The dispute arises from a demand filed by iyo, A startup backed by Google that develops personalized hearing aids. The company alleges that OpenAI and the firm of Ive, call Io, They violate their commercial brand. As part of the dispute, OpenAI She was forced to withdraw promotional materials from the project.

Technological exploration in the midst of a demand

Judicial documents indicate that OpenAI and Io They have dedicated the last year to explore various hardware technologies. According to the company’s co -founder testimony, Tang Tan, acquired more than 30 existing hearing aids to study the market. They also met with representatives of iyo To know your product.

Despite this interaction, he assured the court that the device of OpenAI “is not intraauricular or a wearable”. Besides, He pointed out that the prototype is not yet defined and that at least 12 months are missing so that it can be promoted or sold.

For his part, Sam Altman declared that the objective of collaboration is “Create products that go beyond traditional interfaces”. According to his words, the device seeks to function as a “Third device” Next to the cell phone and the computer, aware of the user’s environment.

The exact appearance of the hardware they are developing is not yet known. However, the team of OpenAI It would have considered multiple factors: desktop devices and mobile, wired and wireless, portable and dressed.

Altman would have commented in a meeting with employees that the prototype may “Cut in a pocket or place on a desk.” The product, according to the company, will represent a new category in human-machine interaction.

Meanwhile, other companies such as Google and Apple They are developing smart glasses with similar abilities. In that context, OpenAI It seems to bet on a different route, at least initially.

The problems with iyo

The dispute against OpenAI It focuses on accusations of brand infraction by iyo. This startup offers personalized hearing aids that use detailed user’s ear. The company argues that its meetings with Io They were used to collect technical information improperly.

Internal emails cited in the case reveal that Marwan Rammah, engineer of Io and former worker of Apple, He suggested that a database with scan 3D Ears could be useful for ergonomic development. However, it is not clear if any purchase or integration was completed.

Jason Rugolo, CEO of iyo, he several times approaching more to OpenAi, even offering sell your company for USD $ 200 million. However, according to Tan, all those proposals were rejected.

Evans Hankey, also former executive of Apple and current product director in Io, flatly denied that they are developing a product similar to that of iyo.

The first device of OpenAI

Judging by the above, OpenAI It is still in preliminary phases of design and validation. Uncertainty about the final form of the product suggests that the launch will not be imminent.

However, what is clear is that the giant of artificial intelligence does not want to offer software as Chatgpt. Its ambition is to create an ecosystem of devices that transform the way people interact with artificial intelligence in their daily lives.

Article written by a content editor. Edited by Angel Di Matteo / Diariobitcoin

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