OpenAI and Jony Ive cooperate to produce AI devices in Vietnam

OpenAI and legendary designer Jony Ive are teaming up to develop a completely new AI hardware device - small, screenless, and able to be worn around the neck - with plans to mass produce it as early as 2027.

The device comes from “io,” a company founded by Jony Ive and recently acquired by OpenAI. While it doesn’t have an official name yet, it’s already drawing a lot of attention thanks to its “compact and elegant iPod Shuffle” design.

Concept image of OpenAI and Jony Ive's device (photo: BenGeskin/X)

The device has no screen, but integrates a camera and microphone to recognize the surrounding environment, and connects to smartphones and computers to process and display information.

One of the main usage scenarios is wearing it around your neck as a tech accessory, reminiscent of how the iPod created a tech fashion wave two decades ago.

Ming-Chi Kuo also notes that the current hardware is still prototype and may change before mass production. However, the overall direction is clear: this is a physical AI device, the next trend in the AI industry where artificial intelligence does not just live in the screen but is directly present next to the user, continuously and proactively supporting daily life.

Jony Ivy and Sam Altman after announcing OpenAI's acquisition of io. Photo: X/Sam Alman

After announcing the $6.5 billion acquisition of io, OpenAI has revealed almost no details about the product, other than to say "this is going to be a special moment" and that it will "completely change the way we interact with artificial intelligence."

With the participation of Jony Ive - the man behind the first iPhone design, the technology world expects the product to have a breakthrough design philosophy, simple but profound, true to the spirit of the devices that have made Apple's history.

From an early teaser video to supply chain analysis, this wearable AI device is slowly emerging. It’s not a phone, nor is it glasses, nor is it a watch – it could be the first truly personal AI device that acts as a companion, one that can actively interact with the user.

The device could usher in a whole new product line in the post-smartphone era. If successful, Vietnam could become the world’s first assembly site for groundbreaking AI devices.

Source: https://khoahocdoisong.vn/openai-va-jony-ive-hop-tac-san-xuat-thiet-bi-ai-tai-viet-nam-post1543772.html