Former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI's Sam Altman are working on a top-secret AI computing projectIve, who designed the iPhone and iPad, among other Apple products, is teaming up with Altman,

The $699 Humane AI Pin, also from two former Apple execs, debuted in February with the promise of freeing us from our iPhones. By May, lackluster reviews had the company looking to sell. The $199 Rabbit R1 launched in May as well, also with the promise of replacing cell phones for certain functions.

In the smartphone world, Jony Ive might be the only superstar designer. So, when he says he has something in the works, we listen.

Earlier this year, we got the word that Jony Ive was collaborating with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on an AI device. Details of this device have been pretty

Altman also said that he uses a spiral notebook to get his notes down on paper — and also because it's easy to rip the pages out when necessary.

One of the biggest voices behind the look and feel of Apple's most iconic devices has some new hardware in the works. In a New York Times profile about Jony Ive's time post-Apple, the famed designer mentions that he is turning one of his buildings into a headquarters for "a new,

Designer Jony Ive, who gave many of Apple’s most iconic products their distinct look, is working with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to design and build an AI product. And the company’s funding raise could reach $1 billion before the end of the year.

OpenAI's CEO confirmed that the hardware project with former Apple design chief is a new kind of AI-driven device.