Post by Tim_Cookie
Ugh.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/02/...
So let's lay this out.
Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs (widow of Steve Jobs) are collaborating on an AI startup that has been acquired by Open AI. They claim, "humanity deserves better" from technology and are going to do something about it. Now getting in to bed with Sam Altman, this is all starting to feel extremely icky. Neither of these companies have come close to producing a profitable venture. There's zero proven track record for Open AI to produce anything of value - ChatGPT and its surrounding features are operating at an insane loss measured in the billions of dollars.
Everything about this just _screams_ snake oil, and that they are desperate to continue the hype train that has elevated the valuation of Open AI so far. The intentional vagueness around their upcoming "AI Device" makes no sense. If they had something tangible, they'd be screaming about it from the rooftops. But all we get are gross teasers about Sam and Jony being best buddies and nothing is ever going to be the same again?
Pass.
↪ MICROMAN
2 months ago
This is all pretty rich coming from the guy who brought to the world
- The touchbar
- Removal of all useful ports
- Butterfly keyboard
- Magic mouse
- Infatuation with thinness and short battery life