當(dāng)OpenAI在2022年末推出ChatGPT時(shí),,許多人形容這是人工智能技術(shù)的“iPhone時(shí)刻”。
周三,,OpenAI將這一類比推向一個(gè)合乎邏輯的新高度,。該公司斥資65億美元收購(gòu)蘋果(Apple)iPhone手機(jī)的創(chuàng)造者團(tuán)隊(duì),此舉有望開創(chuàng)人類與人工智能技術(shù)交互的全新方式,。
OpenAI表示,,它已收購(gòu)由前蘋果首席設(shè)計(jì)師喬尼·伊夫創(chuàng)立的初創(chuàng)公司io。伊夫及其團(tuán)隊(duì)將加入OpenAI,,主導(dǎo)包括人工智能驅(qū)動(dòng)計(jì)算機(jī)在內(nèi)的創(chuàng)意和設(shè)計(jì)工作,,為這家人工智能巨頭開辟一條令人期待的新業(yè)務(wù)線。
OpenAI在官方博客中表示:“io團(tuán)隊(duì)專注于開發(fā)啟發(fā)性,、賦能型產(chǎn)品,,將與OpenAI合并,與舊金山的研究,、工程和產(chǎn)品團(tuán)隊(duì)深度合作,。”
這筆交易成為這家估值3,000億美元的私營(yíng)公司史上最大收購(gòu)案,。幾周前,,OpenAI剛剛斥資30億美元收購(gòu)人工智能輔助編程工具Windsurfer。
io的產(chǎn)品細(xì)節(jié)尚未披露,。但日益明確的一點(diǎn)是,,通用個(gè)人人工智能助手的交互界面可能不再依賴手機(jī),更非筆記本電腦,,而是可能以某種可穿戴設(shè)備形式呈現(xiàn),。鑒于伊夫曾在iPhone設(shè)計(jì)中扮演重要角色,他正是打造此類設(shè)備的絕佳人選,。
伊夫在OpenAI宣布此次收購(gòu)的視頻中表示:“我們當(dāng)前使用的提供這項(xiàng)非凡技術(shù)和與其交互的載體已沿用數(shù)十年,。因此,至少思考突破傳統(tǒng)產(chǎn)品的可能性,,本就是常識(shí)所在,。”
奧爾特曼押注這位新聘人才將再次創(chuàng)造奇跡,。如同當(dāng)年的智能手機(jī)市場(chǎng)一樣,,新型人工智能設(shè)備市場(chǎng)潛力巨大。雖然與智能手機(jī)一樣,,競(jìng)爭(zhēng)不可避免,,但奧爾特曼的重金押注可能會(huì)帶來(lái)豐厚回報(bào)。自蘋果2007年推出iPhone手機(jī)以來(lái),,其營(yíng)收與市值呈指數(shù)級(jí)增長(zhǎng),,目前估值已突破3萬(wàn)億美元,。
在OpenAI的視頻中,奧爾特曼對(duì)伊夫團(tuán)隊(duì)打造的人工智能設(shè)備贊不絕口,,但他并未提供具體細(xì)節(jié),。他表示:“喬納森首次讓我將原型機(jī)帶回家,在實(shí)際生活中深度體驗(yàn),,我認(rèn)為這將是全球前所未見的革命性產(chǎn)品,。”
當(dāng)然,,此次收購(gòu)存在巨大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn),。據(jù)《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》報(bào)道,收購(gòu)需獲得監(jiān)管部門批準(zhǔn),,預(yù)計(jì)將在今年夏天完成,。無(wú)論伊夫團(tuán)隊(duì)最終為OpenAI推出的產(chǎn)品是什么,都可能面臨市場(chǎng)冷遇,。同時(shí),,為了抗衡谷歌(Google)母公司Alphabet、Facebook母公司Meta等科技巨頭,,OpenAI當(dāng)前的燒錢速度驚人,。
伊夫與OpenAI的聯(lián)盟并非首個(gè)為人工智能時(shí)代推出全新硬件的革新構(gòu)想。Meta的人工智能眼鏡RayBan已獲市場(chǎng)認(rèn)可,,促使谷歌周二宣布與Warby Parker合作開發(fā)智能眼鏡,。但前蘋果員工打造的Humane徽章等過度炒作的產(chǎn)品,最終因技術(shù)缺陷在付出昂貴代價(jià)后淪為敗筆,。
市場(chǎng)看好此次聯(lián)盟的前景,,這直接反映在股價(jià)波動(dòng)中:收購(gòu)消息公布后,蘋果股價(jià)應(yīng)聲下挫超2.5%,。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
當(dāng)OpenAI在2022年末推出ChatGPT時(shí),,許多人形容這是人工智能技術(shù)的“iPhone時(shí)刻”。
周三,,OpenAI將這一類比推向一個(gè)合乎邏輯的新高度,。該公司斥資65億美元收購(gòu)蘋果(Apple)iPhone手機(jī)的創(chuàng)造者團(tuán)隊(duì),此舉有望開創(chuàng)人類與人工智能技術(shù)交互的全新方式,。
OpenAI表示,,它已收購(gòu)由前蘋果首席設(shè)計(jì)師喬尼·伊夫創(chuàng)立的初創(chuàng)公司io。伊夫及其團(tuán)隊(duì)將加入OpenAI,,主導(dǎo)包括人工智能驅(qū)動(dòng)計(jì)算機(jī)在內(nèi)的創(chuàng)意和設(shè)計(jì)工作,,為這家人工智能巨頭開辟一條令人期待的新業(yè)務(wù)線,。
OpenAI在官方博客中表示:“io團(tuán)隊(duì)專注于開發(fā)啟發(fā)性,、賦能型產(chǎn)品,,將與OpenAI合并,與舊金山的研究,、工程和產(chǎn)品團(tuán)隊(duì)深度合作,。”
這筆交易成為這家估值3,000億美元的私營(yíng)公司史上最大收購(gòu)案,。幾周前,,OpenAI剛剛斥資30億美元收購(gòu)人工智能輔助編程工具Windsurfer。
io的產(chǎn)品細(xì)節(jié)尚未披露,。但日益明確的一點(diǎn)是,,通用個(gè)人人工智能助手的交互界面可能不再依賴手機(jī),更非筆記本電腦,,而是可能以某種可穿戴設(shè)備形式呈現(xiàn),。鑒于伊夫曾在iPhone設(shè)計(jì)中扮演重要角色,他正是打造此類設(shè)備的絕佳人選,。
伊夫在OpenAI宣布此次收購(gòu)的視頻中表示:“我們當(dāng)前使用的提供這項(xiàng)非凡技術(shù)和與其交互的載體已沿用數(shù)十年,。因此,至少思考突破傳統(tǒng)產(chǎn)品的可能性,,本就是常識(shí)所在,。”
奧爾特曼押注這位新聘人才將再次創(chuàng)造奇跡,。如同當(dāng)年的智能手機(jī)市場(chǎng)一樣,,新型人工智能設(shè)備市場(chǎng)潛力巨大。雖然與智能手機(jī)一樣,,競(jìng)爭(zhēng)不可避免,,但奧爾特曼的重金押注可能會(huì)帶來(lái)豐厚回報(bào)。自蘋果2007年推出iPhone手機(jī)以來(lái),,其營(yíng)收與市值呈指數(shù)級(jí)增長(zhǎng),,目前估值已突破3萬(wàn)億美元。
在OpenAI的視頻中,,奧爾特曼對(duì)伊夫團(tuán)隊(duì)打造的人工智能設(shè)備贊不絕口,,但他并未提供具體細(xì)節(jié)。他表示:“喬納森首次讓我將原型機(jī)帶回家,,在實(shí)際生活中深度體驗(yàn),,我認(rèn)為這將是全球前所未見的革命性產(chǎn)品?!?/p>
當(dāng)然,,此次收購(gòu)存在巨大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。據(jù)《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》報(bào)道,,收購(gòu)需獲得監(jiān)管部門批準(zhǔn),,預(yù)計(jì)將在今年夏天完成,。無(wú)論伊夫團(tuán)隊(duì)最終為OpenAI推出的產(chǎn)品是什么,都可能面臨市場(chǎng)冷遇,。同時(shí),,為了抗衡谷歌(Google)母公司Alphabet、Facebook母公司Meta等科技巨頭,,OpenAI當(dāng)前的燒錢速度驚人,。
伊夫與OpenAI的聯(lián)盟并非首個(gè)為人工智能時(shí)代推出全新硬件的革新構(gòu)想。Meta的人工智能眼鏡RayBan已獲市場(chǎng)認(rèn)可,,促使谷歌周二宣布與Warby Parker合作開發(fā)智能眼鏡,。但前蘋果員工打造的Humane徽章等過度炒作的產(chǎn)品,最終因技術(shù)缺陷在付出昂貴代價(jià)后淪為敗筆,。
市場(chǎng)看好此次聯(lián)盟的前景,,這直接反映在股價(jià)波動(dòng)中:收購(gòu)消息公布后,蘋果股價(jià)應(yīng)聲下挫超2.5%,。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
When OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022, many described it as an “iPhone moment” for artificial intelligence technology.
On Wednesday, OpenAI took the analogy to the next logical step by hiring the creator of the Apple iPhone as part of a $6.5 billion acquisition that holds the potential to create an entirely new way for people to interact with AI technology.
OpenAI said it has acquired io, a startup founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive. Ive and his team will now join OpenAI and lead creative and design work including on AI-powered computers, adding an intriguing new line of business for what has become an artificial intelligence powerhouse.
“The io team, focused on developing products that inspire, empower and enable, will now merge with OpenAI to work more intimately with the research, engineering and product teams in San Francisco,” OpenAI said in a blog post.
The deal marks the biggest acquisition ever for the privately held OpenAI, which investors recently valued at $300 billion. It comes just a weeks after OpenAI paid $3 billion for AI-assisted software coding tool Windsurfer.
Details about io’s product have not been revealed. What is increasingly clear, however, is that the interface to a universal personal AI assistant may not be on your phone, and definitely not your laptop. It could be some kind of wearable device. And Ive, given his huge role in making the iPhone, is well positioned to build one.
“The products that we’re using to deliver and connect us to unimaginable technology, they’re decades old. So it’s just common sense to at least think surely there’s something beyond these legacy products,” Ive said in a video that OpenAI posted about the acquisition.
Altman is betting that lightning will strike twice with his new hire. The market for a new AI device, like the smartphone before it, could be huge. While there will certainly be competing devices, as there were with smartphones, Altman’s expensive bet could pay off big. Since Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007, its revenue and market valuation have exploded, with Apple now worth more than $3 trillion.
In OpenAI’s video, Altman said he was impressed with the AI gadget that Ive’s company has built, but offered no details about it. “Jony recently gave me one of the prototypes of the device for the first time to take home and I’ve been able to live with it, and I think it is the coolest piece that the world will have ever seen,” he said.
Or course, the acquisition, which the Wall Street Journal said was expected to close in the summer pending regulatory approval, comes with major risks. Whatever the team ends up building with OpenAI, if anything, could flop. Meanwhile, OpenAI is burning through cash at a rapid rate as it tries to compete against Big Tech companies like Google-parent Alphabet and Facebook-parent Meta.
The Ives/OpenAI alliance is not the first to envision an entirely new form of hardware gadget for the AI age. Meta’s AI-enabled RayBan glasses have proven to be popular with consumers, to the point that Google announced its own partnership Tuesday with Warby Parker to produce smart glasses. Other efforts, like the much-hyped Humane badge—created by a pair of former Apple staffers—have turned out to be expensive flops bedeviled by technical glitches.
In a sign that investors think the new OpenAI alliance may be a winner, Apple’s shares quickly fell after the announcement about the acquisition, tumbling more than 2.5%.