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Apple's Lead iPhone Designer Joins Jony Ive's LoveFrom to Work on AI Device

Tang Tan to Lead Hardware Engineering for New AI Project Alongside OpenAI's Sam Altman

  • Apple's lead iPhone and Apple Watch designer, Tang Tan, is leaving the company to join Jony Ive's design firm LoveFrom, where he will work on a new artificial intelligence hardware project alongside OpenAI's Sam Altman.
  • The project, which is still in the early stages of development, aims to create devices with the latest AI capabilities. Tan will lead the hardware engineering for this project.
  • More than 20 former Apple employees have joined LoveFrom, which has been assembling a team of high-profile talent for this project.
  • While the exact nature of the AI device is unknown, it is speculated that the project could result in a product dubbed the 'iPhone of AI'.
  • Despite the loss of key design talent, Apple is expected to continue its product development without significant disruption.
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