jony ives and sam altman
iPhone designer Jony Ive, left, is reportedly talking to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about making an AI hardware device.
  • iPhone designer Jony Ive and ChatGPT-head Sam Altman may be building an AI product together
  • Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, is also looped into their conversations, The Information reported.
  • It's not yet clear what the device could look like and what the leaders' involvement would entail.

Apple might have taken the smartphone spotlight with its recent iPhone 15 announcement, but a new AI-centered device backed by OpenAI's ChatGPT could one day steal the show — and it could happen with one of the fathers of Apple's iconic device.