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Carl Franzen@AI News | VentureBeat
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OpenAI is making significant strides in both its software and hardware development. The company's Responses API has received a rapid update, incorporating support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), native image generation through GPT-4o, and additional features aimed at enterprise users. These enhancements are designed to facilitate the development of intelligent, action-oriented applications. The updated API, initially launched in March 2025, provides developers with the tools to build autonomous workflows, integrating functionalities such as web and file search, and computer use, streamlining the creation of AI agents.
OpenAI is also venturing into hardware, demonstrated by its acquisition of Jony Ive's AI hardware startup, io, for $6.5 billion. This acquisition signals OpenAI's ambition to redefine human-computer interaction through AI-native devices. Jony Ive, the former Apple design chief, and his LoveFrom team will assume a central role in OpenAI's design efforts, influencing the company's entire design approach and future product development. The move aims to position OpenAI as a competitor to tech giants like Apple and Google in the consumer electronics market.
According to a leaked recording from an OpenAI staff meeting, CEO Sam Altman hinted at a secret project in collaboration with Jony Ive, focusing on developing AI "companion" devices. These devices are envisioned as a core part of everyday life, potentially replacing or reducing reliance on screens. While specific details are scarce, the device is expected to be small and contextually aware of the user's surroundings. Altman expressed hopes of shipping 100 million of these AI companions, though he acknowledged that wouldn’t be possible on day one.
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OpenAI is also venturing into hardware, demonstrated by its acquisition of Jony Ive's AI hardware startup, io, for $6.5 billion. This acquisition signals OpenAI's ambition to redefine human-computer interaction through AI-native devices. Jony Ive, the former Apple design chief, and his LoveFrom team will assume a central role in OpenAI's design efforts, influencing the company's entire design approach and future product development. The move aims to position OpenAI as a competitor to tech giants like Apple and Google in the consumer electronics market.
According to a leaked recording from an OpenAI staff meeting, CEO Sam Altman hinted at a secret project in collaboration with Jony Ive, focusing on developing AI "companion" devices. These devices are envisioned as a core part of everyday life, potentially replacing or reducing reliance on screens. While specific details are scarce, the device is expected to be small and contextually aware of the user's surroundings. Altman expressed hopes of shipping 100 million of these AI companions, though he acknowledged that wouldn’t be possible on day one.
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- AI News | VentureBeat: OpenAI updates its new Responses API rapidly with MCP support, GPT-4o native image gen, and more enterprise features
- Tor Constantino: AI experts weigh in on OpenAI’s merger with Jony Ive’s design team to create groundbreaking AI devices that could reshape how we interact with technology.
- Maginative: OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s hardware startup io to develop AI-native devices, aiming to redefine human-computer interaction.
- www.laptopmag.com: Legendary Apple designer has been tasked with the impossible — what is OpenAI and Jony Ive's next move?
- bsky.app: the OpenAI Responses API is now the first truly agentic API 🚀 developers can combine MCP servers, code interpreter, reasoning, web search, and RAG - all within a single API call - to build the next generation of agents 🤖
Classification:
- HashTags: #OpenAI #GPT4o #AIHardware
- Company: OpenAI
- Target: Developers, Consumers
- Product: ChatGPT
- Feature: Responses API
- Type: AI
- Severity: Informative