Designer Jony Ive, who gave many of Apple’s most iconic products their distinct look, is working with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to design and build an AI product. And the company’s funding raise could reach $1 billion before the end of the year.

Apple's former chief design officer is working with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on AI hardware.Jony Ive confirmed the partnership in an interview with The New York Times, which describes the device as an AI "computing experience that is less socially disruptive than the iPhone.

Former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive has officially confirmed his involvement in an artificial intelligence hardware project with OpenAI