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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 CptFribble »

Does this signal that OpenAI is seeing the limits of their own technology being hit just around the corner?

There is already no shortage of investment and hype around their core product - but it definitely does not seem like something you'd want to cram into a physical product, and definitely definitely not something you'd need $1B to develop.

This smells like "Open"AI is on-ramping to the final stage, cashout.

1. Raise $1B for a device blessed with Ive cool-factor for maximum hype and sales

2. Launch this device for $999 ($1299?)

3. Record-breaking IPO shortly after

4. ???

5. Everyone realizes they don't really need a $1k device to tell them "As an AI language model, I can't answer that question" fifteen times per day

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

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Post by SkySkimmer »

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…

Self driving trashcan, brings your trash to the landfill while you sleep so you don't have to pay for garbage pickup. Enable the automatic trash sorting attachment for only $999/month.

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

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Post by lancesells »

Karunamon wrote: post #68
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.

Some of that makes sense. The three companies with the biggest voice assistants are Apple, Amazon, and Google. What are they all getting out of it? Google gets more data which is what they want. Amazon gets something, maybe knowing more about you, maybe some small margin of orders. Apple does things on-device so they get?

I'm not saying I like that Siri is terrible. I'm a Siri/Homepod user and somehow it seems worse each year, but possibly Apple sees little upside to Siri compared to adding a programmable button to the iPhone.

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

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Post by some1else »

gruturo wrote: post #36
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…

If you're this good when trolling for 5 minutes, I would be amazed to see you work seriously. Honestly some of those ideas are... terrible, of course, but awesome in their own distorted way. And also very Ive-like. Bravo, sir.

This is hardly trolling. I just birthed 12 startups.

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

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Post by some1else »

drvdevd wrote: post #50
gruturo wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're this good when trolling for 5 minutes, I would be amazed to see you work seriously. Honestly some of those ideas are... terrible, of course, but awesome in their own distorted way. And also very Ive-like. Bravo, sir.

I need a self driving Segway, yesterday.

Should be able to avoid cliffs without a radar. You can always add it back later anyway.

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

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Post by some1else »

jablongo wrote: post #61
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.

Woah, quantified shelf market is done for. Point taken. Idk, Boston Dynamics Zoo? How is that more ethical though :$

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

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Post by some1else »

highwaylights wrote: post #48
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…

Non-detachable alumin i um RayBans. You’re welcome.

Let's stay constructive and just go with sheet metal for V1 then ;-/

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

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Post by HAL3000 »

highwaylights wrote: post #55
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.

The very real leaks that I’ve very really seen suggest it’s a bit like HAL-3000 with an upgraded bezel-less Retina display red orb that goes all the way to the diamond-cut chamfered edges, but when you ask it to do something instead of saying “I’m afraid I can’t do that, Dave” it starts playing latter-day U2 albums.

> it’s a bit like HAL-3000

Dave, there is only one HAL3000.

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