… Over the years, Apple has lost various engineers to rival firms like OpenAI and Meta, with some even being lured in by a massive $200 million pay package. Equally noteworthy is the departure of Abidur Chowdhury, the industrial designer behind the iPhone Air. …
Everything We Know About OpenAI's Planned iPhone Rival Friday May 29, 2026 9:15 am PDT by Hartley Charlton OpenAI is developing a smartphone intended to compete directly with the iPhone, in what appears to be a significant departure from the company's previously stated hardware strategy. …
… Either way, OpenAI is hardly the first partner of Apple to regret hitching its wagon to the company. Apple has a long history of embracing partners and then alienating them. The most famous case is Google Maps, which was a flagship feature of the original iPhone. …
… Jony Ive & Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI OpenAI is already in the process of working with former Apple design chief Jony Ive on an AI hardware project. However, OpenAI has the potential to take on the smartphone market and try to rival Apple with an AI-centric version. …
… Related Story Apple’s Ambitious Goals For Its iPhone 20 Mean The Flagship And Its Futuristic Design Cannot Afford Any Delays Even Jony Ive, who was the Vice President of Industrial Design, has been working with OpenAI’s Sam Altman to recruit top Apple talent . …
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… In the end, Apple surrendered and partnered with OpenAI in 2024 to plug ChatGPT into the iPhone operating system. …
… Bloomberg’s sources suggested that Apple was happy to partner with OpenAI as its own AI projects failed to launch but over time became less inclined to boost ChatGPT after learning about OpenAI’s plans to make its own device that could rival the iPhone. …
… OpenAI Reportedly Working on an AI Smartphone to Rival iPhone OpenAI is working on a smartphone in what appears to be a significant reversal from previous reports that the company had no plans to enter the phone market, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. …
… Jony Ive and OpenAI in Advanced Talks to Build 'the iPhone of Artificial Intelligence' Former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI's Sam Altman are in advanced talks with SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to launch a $1 billion venture to build "the iPhone of artificial intelligence," according to the Financi… …