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Altman and Jony Ive Tease Secret OpenAI Device With Sub‑Two‑Year Timeline

They describe a calmer, context‑aware assistant designed to filter distractions.

Overview

  • Sam Altman and Jony Ive discussed their collaboration on an AI hardware device during an Emerson Collective Demo Day conversation hosted by Laurene Powell Jobs in San Francisco.
  • Altman said today’s devices feel like walking through Times Square and said the goal is a vibe more like sitting in a quiet lakeside cabin.
  • The pair declined to show or describe the device’s appearance, keeping form factor and detailed capabilities under wraps.
  • Ive said the product should arrive in less than two years and hinted it could come sooner.
  • PC Gamer reported that a first prototype exists and quoted Altman describing it as “jaw droppingly good,” a characterization not independently confirmed at the event.