OPENAI
GENERATIVE AI
OPENAI
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He then left the company in 2019 to start his own, LoveForm, which has worked with companies including Airbnb and Moncler.
Sir Jony and Sam wrote in a joint statement:“ Two years ago, Jony Ive and the creative collective LoveFrom quietly began collaborating with Sam Altman and the team at OpenAI.
“ A collaboration built upon friendship, curiosity and shared values quickly grew in ambition. Tentative ideas and explorations evolved into tangible designs.
“ The ideas seemed important and useful. They were optimistic and hopeful. They were inspiring. They made everyone smile. They reminded us of a time when we celebrated human achievement, grateful for new tools that helped us learn, explore and create.
“ It became clear that our ambitions to develop, engineer and manufacture a new family of products demanded an entirely new company. And so, one year ago, Jony founded io with Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey and Tang Tan.
“ We gathered together the best hardware and software engineers, the best technologists, physicists, scientists, researchers and experts in product development and manufacturing. Many of us have worked closely for decades.”
Now, with Sir Jony and his team, Sam says the goal involves creating a“ family of devices” designed specifically for AI applications.
142 July 2025