OpenAI's chip talks lay groundwork for iPhone competitor, assuming company survives
OpenAI is absolutely hemorrhaging cash. Despite that, the ChatGPT owner is talking to chipmakers to make an iPhone competitor, with AI centric to the design. Jony Ive & Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI OpenAI is already in the process of working with former Apple design chief Jony Ive on an AI hardware project. However, OpenAI has the potential to take on the smartphone market and try to rival Apple with an AI-centric version. In an X post on Monday , TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote that OpenAI is working with MediaTek and Qualcomm on a new generation of smartphone processors. The report frames this as OpenAI moving into the smartphone space. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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OpenAI is absolutely hemorrhaging cash. Despite that, the ChatGPT owner is talking to chipmakers to make an iPhone competitor, with AI centric to the design. Jony Ive & Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI OpenAI is already in the process of working with former Apple design chief Jony Ive on an AI hardware project. However, OpenAI has the potential to take on the smartphone market and try to rival Apple with an AI-centric version. In an X post on Monday , TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote that OpenAI is working with MediaTek and Qualcomm on a new generation of smartphone processors. The report frames this as OpenAI moving into the smartphone space. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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OpenAI is absolutely hemorrhaging cash.
Despite that, the ChatGPT owner is talking to chipmakers to make an iPhone competitor, with AI centric to the design.
Jony Ive & Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI OpenAI is already in the process of working with former Apple design chief Jony Ive on an AI hardware project.
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