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Elon Musk ’s SpaceX has shown investors a prototype of a “handset-like” AI device, reports The Wall Street Journal
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The prototype is reportedly sleeker and slimmer than an iPhone, making them wonder if it’s something between a small touchscreen phone and a Rabbit R1.
Key facts
- Elon Musk ’s SpaceX has shown investors a prototype of a “handset-like” AI device, reports The Wall Street Journal
- News dropped last week that Paul Meade, Apple’s VP in charge of the Vision Pro headset, has joined OpenAI’s hardware team
- As they know, OpenAI is working with Apple’s former chief design officer Jony Ive on an AI device that CEO Sam Altman has claimed will be more peaceful than an iPhone
- SpaceX has also signaled that it’s keen to expand into wireless, with Starlink Mobile as a potential competitor to Verizon and AT&T
Summary
Elon Musk ’s SpaceX has shown investors a prototype of a “handset-like” AI device, reports The Wall Street Journal. Musk has denied the reporting, calling it “ utterly false.” SpaceX, alongside sister company Tesla, does have the manufacturing expertise to pull off mass-producing a bunch of AI devices, not to mention access to the chips needed to power any on-device compute. It’s also not clear if SpaceX is throwing spaghetti at the wall or if it will attempt to mass-produce and market such a device.