OpenAI bought Johnny Io Startup for $ 1.5 billion

Openai has confirmed that the IO design startup, owned by Johnny Io, has bought the legendary and former Apple designer for $ 1.5 billion. Sam Altman, the current CEO of Openai, is one of the founders and owners of the startup.

According to a report released by the Wall Street Journal, Openai has purchased all the startups from IO and Altman. The company is active in the design of artificial intelligence hardware, so Io and its design team will manage the units of the Creativity and Openai design unit. Io and Altman have been secretly working on the advancement of artificial intelligence hardware projects over the past five years.

Openai is likely to enter the field of artificial intelligence hardware

Sam Altman also reacted to Johnny Io by posting a post on the X -Social Network, calling him the best designer in the world. Altman also said that Openai, in collaboration with IO, is trying to build a new generation of artificial intelligence computers.

Johnny Ayu is one of Apple’s former senior designers who has played a great role in designing some of the company’s best -selling and memorable products, including the iPhone, iPad, iPad and Apple Watch. He will now work in collaboration with Openai at the forefront of the new wave of technology, productive artificial intelligence.

Openai has dramatically enhanced its activities in the field of consumer products since the launch of the ChatGpt in year 6. The company hired former Meta CEO and Instacart CEO Fiji Simo to guide consumer applications this month.

Openai has not yet officially approved its artificial intelligence hardware market, but Johnny Io could help the company compete directly with Apple in the field of consuming hardware. In recent years, Apple has faced many challenges in the development of artificial intelligence capabilities that are in line with advanced technologies Openai and Google. After the announcement of OpenAI and Io on Wednesday, Apple’s stock in the stock market declined by 5 %.