In a move that casts a shadow across Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developer’s Conference, OpenAI has announced that it will purchase io, the AI startup founded by acclaimed former Apple designer Sir Jony Ive, who helped create the iMac, iPod, and iPhone.

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OpenAI has announced the launch of its io Products, founded by former Apple chief designer Sir Jony Ive and Sam Altman, in a deal valued at $6.5bn. The agreement brings one of the world’s most influential product designers into OpenAI’s leadership as the artificial intelligence (AI) company expands into consumer hardware.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman became a household name after the release of OpenAI's groundbreaking AI model, ChatGPT.

OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s AI hardware startup io for $6.5 billion, marking its biggest push yet into consumer devices powered by artificial intelligence.

OpenAI will pay only $5 billion for the deal, as it already owns 23% of io. The acquisition is undoubtedly the largest in the history of ChatGPT, having previously acquired the artificial intelligence-based coding tool Windsurf for $3 billion and the analytical database company Rockset for an undisclosed amount.

Jony Ive, the famed designer who joined Steve Jobs to develop Apple’s most popular products, will now curate new devices for OpenAI after his startup was acquired by Sam Altman’s firm earlier this week,