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OpenAI has announced a significant collaboration with Jony Ive, the renowned former Apple design chief and his design firm LoveFrom. Ive will assume control of OpenAI’s creative and design direction, shaping the future of AI products, including ChatGPT. This partnership involves OpenAI acquiring Ive’s newly founded company ‘io’ for $6.5 billion in an all-equity deal. Approximately 55 engineers, scientists, and researchers from ‘io’ will join OpenAI. In addition, LoveFrom will continue to operate independently, with OpenAI as a customer and receiving a stake in OpenAI. The deal is expected to finalize this summer pending regulatory approvals.