Jony Ive, the legendary designer who left his full-time role at Apple five years ago, is working on a new startup with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. The

The article does say that the fledgling AI device company does have office space, and has secured some private funding. In addition, some of the device design team worked with Ive on designing the iPhone (he's also responsible for many other modern Apple product designs, including the iPad and the MacBook).

The New York Times mentioned the existence of this stealth project in a new profile on Ive published this week. According to the report, Ive met

Ive reportedly met Altman through Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, and the venture is being funded by Ive and the Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs’ company. The Times reports it could raise $1 billion in funding by the end of the year,

OpenAI has teamed up with the man mostly responsible for the iPhone's design, Jony Ive. The pair are working on new AI-powered hardware.