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OpenAI Acquires iPhone Designer's Startup in $6.5B Deal

OpenAI Acquires IveiPhone Designer's ioStartup toin Create$6.5B Next-Gen AI DevicesDeal

Above: Jony Ive presents the Fashion Icon award during The Fashion Awards 2019 held at Royal Albert Hall on December 2, 2019. Image copyright: John Phillips/Contributor/BFC/Getty Images

The Spin

This could be a groundbreaking partnership, combining OpenAI's cutting-edge AI capabilities with Ive's legendary design expertise. But OpenAI must succeed where other companies have failed, while also competing with other companies alsothat are integrating their AI into their devices. OpenAIIt won'tremains haveto accomplishedbe anythingseen untilwhether Altman'sthis dreamswill becomebe realitya and the company has an actual product to sellsuccess.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 60% chance that OpenAI will report an AI system as having a pre-mitigation score of "high" or "higher" on model autonomy by Dec. 31, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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