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OpenAI’s CFO Teases Their First Device

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0:00 We're changing into a consumer substrate that I cannot tell you what it is, but by the end of this year, we will unveil it early next year. I have seen it. I've tried it. And you start to think about where AI is taking us into more multi-modality. So, remember, we've all been taught by the last generation of technology to talk with our thumbs. It's a disease. You walk around, everyone's looking down, they don't look up anymore.

0:26 Multi-modality is here. You're talking to your tool. I talk to Codex every day. And so that is changing rapidly, but that is going to need much more kind of real-time compute cuz it's an odd experience. If I was talking to Chamath >> Well, and you developed with Jony Ive this puck with zero ear pieces. So, maybe tell us a little bit about that project. You When you used it, was it like having an iPhone for the first time?

0:47 >> It's very What Jony and team are really good at is bringing humanity to devices. And I don't really know how to explain that well, but when you see it, you feel it. >> natural in some way. >> very natural, but it feels very lovable. >> Really? >> And I can't really explain what that emotion is cuz so much >> Intimate in some way in terms of >> Cuz technology >> your phone out and it's it's seamless is what I've heard from people who played with it.

1:16 >> is very um can be very mechanistic, but we all know great design just makes everything fade away.

Summary

A new consumer technology is set to be unveiled early next year, emphasizing multi-modal interactions that move beyond traditional thumb-based communication. The speaker highlights the importance of human-centered design in technology, referencing a collaboration with Jony Ive on a new device that aims to create a more intimate and seamless user experience.

- A new consumer substrate will be revealed by the end of this year.
- The shift towards multi-modal interactions is changing how we engage with technology.
- Traditional thumb-based communication is becoming less prevalent.
- The speaker uses Codex daily, indicating a shift towards voice interactions.
- Collaboration with Jony Ive focuses on creating devices that feel human and lovable.
- The new device is designed to be seamless and intimate, enhancing user experience.
- Great design can make technology feel less mechanistic and more natural.
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