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OpenAI and Jony Ive in talks to raise $1B from SoftBank for AI device venture

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Re: OpenAI and Jony Ive in talks to raise $1B from SoftBank for AI device venture

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Post by jablongo »

some1else wrote: post #19

Man, I can't even begin to imagine what they're going to come up with. Titanium AIPods. Non-detachable alluminum RayBans. Google Glass, but it's a literal Black Mirror worn on your face. Self-driving Segway. Transparent plastic smart lunchbox. Electric long-board that's also a tablet. Fist-mountable selfdefense impact jackhammer. 5G base station Zurb ball. A keyboard that starts repeating nnnn when you think of what…

Many fancy smart fridges are already quantified shelves. I see you are still adding stuff... let's keep it going.... Rideable Boston Dynamics Spot for commuting. An smart vape-pen line of medications. Smart Wigs. Self driving strollers.

Re: OpenAI and Jony Ive in talks to raise $1B from SoftBank for AI device venture

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Post by brucethemoose2 »

mushufasa wrote: post #38
brucethemoose2 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The original roadster was a Lotus Elise with laptop batteries. It was essentially a prototype, albeit a production prototype.

and it kicked ass

Indeed. But partially because the Lotus Elise kicked ass :P

Re: OpenAI and Jony Ive in talks to raise $1B from SoftBank for AI device venture

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Post by stagger87 »

brap wrote: post #25

What the hell is an "AI device"? Unless we're talking robotics, I don't see why you would need a separate device for AI. Seems like we already have all the right form factors (phones, speakers, etc). This reminds me of when Facebook tried to make a Facebook phone. Turned out iPhones and Androids were significantly better as phones and they could do Facebook just fine.

> What the hell is an "AI device"?

A phrase used to extract a billion dollars from idiot investors.

Re: OpenAI and Jony Ive in talks to raise $1B from SoftBank for AI device venture

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Post by awestroke »

some1else wrote: post #19

Man, I can't even begin to imagine what they're going to come up with. Titanium AIPods. Non-detachable alluminum RayBans. Google Glass, but it's a literal Black Mirror worn on your face. Self-driving Segway. Transparent plastic smart lunchbox. Electric long-board that's also a tablet. Fist-mountable selfdefense impact jackhammer. 5G base station Zurb ball. A keyboard that starts repeating nnnn when you think of what…

An electric car that you need to turn up side down to charge? An AI assistant device that looks like a trashcan?

Re: OpenAI and Jony Ive in talks to raise $1B from SoftBank for AI device venture

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Post by passwordoops »

Wait, SoftBank might still have one billion after all their bad bets and failures?!

I'm at a complete loss of words... seriously at this point just seize the money and hand it out at random. That outcome is sure to be better and more productive than anything SB has done or will do

Re: OpenAI and Jony Ive in talks to raise $1B from SoftBank for AI device venture

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Post by Karunamon »

pc_edwin wrote: post #3

The interesting thing is they have the bankroll to actually make this work and it actually makes a lot of sense. I remember watching a Google I/O presentation back in 2016 when voice assistants were trending. There was all sorts of ideas like APIs to access google assistant, voice/chat being the new interface etc. The future presented there made so much intuitive sense to me and now the tech has finally caught up. Th…

If they take that leap. Apple was pretty early to the voice assistant game but they have been content to never actually do anything interesting with it. Siri is easily the worst mainstream product in its category, it has always baffled me how long they let this be the case.

Re: OpenAI and Jony Ive in talks to raise $1B from SoftBank for AI device venture

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Post by curiousllama »

some1else wrote: post #19

Man, I can't even begin to imagine what they're going to come up with. Titanium AIPods. Non-detachable alluminum RayBans. Google Glass, but it's a literal Black Mirror worn on your face. Self-driving Segway. Transparent plastic smart lunchbox. Electric long-board that's also a tablet. Fist-mountable selfdefense impact jackhammer. 5G base station Zurb ball. A keyboard that starts repeating nnnn when you think of what…

> Heelies that auto-reverse when they sense an oncoming homeless person.

JFC lmao

Re: OpenAI and Jony Ive in talks to raise $1B from SoftBank for AI device venture

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Post by bigyikes »

awestroke wrote: post #65
some1else wrote: post #19

Man, I can't even begin to imagine what they're going to come up with. Titanium AIPods. Non-detachable alluminum RayBans. Google Glass, but it's a literal Black Mirror worn on your face. Self-driving Segway. Transparent plastic smart lunchbox. Electric long-board that's also a tablet. Fist-mountable selfdefense impact jackhammer. 5G base station Zurb ball. A keyboard that starts repeating nnnn when you think of what…

An electric car that you need to turn up side down to charge? An AI assistant device that looks like a trashcan?

I came across this video of a Tesla that drives upside down: https://youtu.be/Qq5Q1qKW-1g?si=RVDHJZm47s-rCot-

Bit of a guilty pleasure, but it’s a sight to behold for sure.

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