OpenAl’s first Al device with former Apple designer Jony Ive is facing two ‘Big’ problems

OpenAI and Apple’s former star designer Jony Ive are reportedly facing significant technical issues as they race to launch a secretive, palm-sized artificial intelligence (AI) device next year. The collaboration, established when OpenAI acquired Ive’s design firm, io, for $6.5 billion in May, aims to create a screen-less gadget capable of interpreting and responding to the physical environment using audio and visual cues.

Citing sources familiar with the plans, the Financial Times reported that the project is facing two critical unsolved problems that could delay its release. The obstacles remain primarily in the device’s software and the vast infrastructure needed to support it.