Sam is aware once single function factory chips start shipping, that are not generally programmable but generate system from already online models, if he hasn’t established market influence for hardware, he’s got no future in tech. He’ll become what Ive is now.
He aimed too high his earlier chip goals, but Sam’s trying to get himself a seat at the hardware table anyway he can. And Jony just wants to feel valued by someone since Jobs.
layer8 · 8h ago
If it fails, which is likely, who cares?
The dangerous scenario is if it succeeds but makes society worse.
sfmz · 9h ago
Dashcam of your life to feed into an AI. But, where to put the cameras? Glasses seems likely.
minimaxir · 9h ago
It's funny that Sam Altman's and Jony Ive's big gamechanging announcement got completely drowned out by both Veo 3 and Claude 4.
He aimed too high his earlier chip goals, but Sam’s trying to get himself a seat at the hardware table anyway he can. And Jony just wants to feel valued by someone since Jobs.
The dangerous scenario is if it succeeds but makes society worse.