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OpenAI & Jony Ive’s io Products merger is done

OpenAI has completed its acquisition of io Products, the AI hardware design firm led by former Apple designer Jony Ive.

Two people in a black-and-white portrait, one wearing glasses and resting their head on the other's shoulder, both with neutral expressions.
Jony Ive & Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI

In May, Sam Altman and Jony Ive released a video announcing the upcoming partnership between Ive’s AI startup, “io” and Altman’s OpenAI. While the video was eventually removed when Ive’s company name was challenged, the deal still continued, to the tune of

Now, on July 9, the Sam & Jony page on OpenAI has been updated to reflect the new partnership. It reads:

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