It will be a simple sphere - an orb, if you will - and by simply waving one's hands around it in a mysterious yet compelling fashion, wondrous visions will appear. Comes with a purple velvet tablecloth.
Signs point to yes.
Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Altman reportedly collaborating on mysterious AI device
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#32Why wait for news when we can settle for gossip and speculation /s
Its hilarious and kind of stupid that this empty rumour has so much traction.
I think it just demonstrates that there is a lot of excitement about the possibilities of AI and also of new gadgets.
It's like, imagine the most awesome gadget ever, now multiply times REAL AI. How can that _not_ be amazing? Whatever it is??
Heh.
But it's also such a fun and engaging exercise to think how AI could be embedded in a new device that you use every day.
It might be really good marketing, whether it was intended that way or not. People can just project whatever they are enthusiastic about onto it.
They may be disappointed at the end, but that might come after they have already bought it.
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#33Why is it that tech brand names (including people like Altman) have just become so cursed? I feel like society at large is tired. Everyone buys the thing but basically does it because it's required to continue to play the game - not because it brings them joy.
What game is it that is required? Opting out of bullshit social pressures is a step toward psychological freedom.
Refreshing to see comment like this.
Pro tip: ditch also Twitter/X, Insta, Facebook, TikTok and all that crap.
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#34Very exciting. This must be a smart speaker right?
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#35> One possibility is OpenAI is building its own operating system... Imagine an AI-native operating system that could generate apps in real-time based on what it believes its user needs, or one that listens to nearby conversations and automatically pulls up relevant information for its user. I’m imagining that right now… it’s not looking good.
It's terrifying but exciting nonetheless. It feels like I'm living during the times of Xerox Parc, with design studies like the Alto showing off what's possible on bleeding edge, stupendously expensive one-off hardware.
>It feels like I'm living during the times of Xerox Parc, with design studies like the Alto showing off what's possible on bleeding edge, stupendously expensive one-off hardware.
Except with the added benefit that all of the complexity now lies in software, rather than hardware. We've achieved what they set out to do with AI beyond their wildest dreams, and you can run it locally on a tablet sized device. No crazy hardware required.
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#36Re: Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Altman reportedly collaborating on mysterious AI device
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Jony Ive is involved, so it will probably cost $1,500 and require you to turn it upside down to charge it. But damn if it doesn't look sexy sitting on your desk...
Indeed, and the buttons on it (power, mic on/off, volume up/down etc) will start failing or doubling the input as soon as the tiniest bit of dust breaches the gaps, thanks to the latest-and-greatest Tiger Moth mechanism which is designed for the perception of greater button travel while reducing the thickness of said buttons by 0.00000000017%.
And the cables/cords will all look like this[1] after a month of use because proper strain relief is for "traditional companies."
1: https://www.businessinsider.in/tips-for-fixing-an-iphone-or-...
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#39Prediction based on the history of these two luminaries of the industry: a beautiful, featureless orb that uses AI to autonomously scan your eyeballs and enroll you in crypto scams[1]. [1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/scrutiny-iris-scanning-cr...
They're going to build the Nexus Q
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#40Wonder if it's a knowledge navigator type thing you hang around your neck, or maybe mount on your shoulder, that whispers in your ear and projects visuals onto your open palm