<ul><li>OpenAI has hired Jony Ive, the former designer of Apple’s iPhone, to lead a new hardware project focused on AI technology.</li><li>The acquisition of Ive's company, io, for $6.5 billion is OpenAI's largest deal, providing a dedicated unit for developing AI-driven devices.</li><li>Ive expressed excitement for the new collaboration, aiming to create cutting-edge products leveraging AI in consumer hardware.</li><li>The deal includes OpenAI paying $5 billion in equity for io, with Laurene Powell Jobs and other investors backing the initiative.</li></ul>

OpenAI recruits former Apple designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5 billion deal

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