"What we're watching: "I love solutions that teeter on appearing almost naive in their simplicity," Ive said. "I also love incredibly intelligent, sophisticated products that you want to touch - and you feel no intimidation, and you want to use almost carelessly, that you use them almost without thought, that they're just tools." Altman jumped in to add: "I hope that when people see it, they say, 'That's it!'" Ive promised: "Yeah, they will.""
"Altman, elaborating on Ive's simplicity mindset, said that AI "can do so much for you that so much can fall away. And the degree to which Jony has chipped away at every little thing that this doesn't need to do or doesn't need to be in there is remarkable." "We just started talking about: What does it mean that this thing is going to be able to know everything you've ever thought about, read, said? ... And finally, we have the first prototypes.""
OpenAI and Jony Ive anticipate shipping consumer devices within roughly two years, a timeline earlier than the previously announced 2026 product reveal. Design priorities center on extreme simplicity, tactile appeal and an un-intimidating, almost naive clarity that invites casual, almost careless use. AI capability enables removal of unnecessary features, allowing design to be chipped down to essentials. Early prototypes evolved until the team reached a form that elicited a visceral desire to touch the object. The first functioning prototypes now exist and reflect a simple, beautiful and playful approach intended to make the device feel like an intuitive tool.
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