Apple's former Chief Designer confirms mobile project with OpenAI — leveraging the ChatGPT maker's AI smarts to "create a computing experience that is less socially disruptive than the iPhone"

Apple's Chief Design OfficerJony Ive speaks onstage during the 2017 New Yorker TechFest at Cedar Lake on October 6, 2017 in New York City. .

What you need to know

• Former Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive recently disclosed that he's working closely with OpenAI to develop a flagship device that could potentially take on Apple and Samsung in the mobile landscape. 
• Rumors indicate the project is attracting investors, with one rumored to have already injected over $1 billion in funding.
• The new device will reportedly "use AI to create a computing experience that is less socially disruptive than the iPhone.”