Sam Altman is working with Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs on a new AI device startup, per The New York Times.Theo Wargo/WireImage via Getty Images; Kent Nishimura via Getty Images; Jemal Countess via Getty ImagesSam Altman is joining forces with former Apple design czar Jony Ive to make an AI-centric device.Altman's new venture has received funding from Ive and Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene Powell Jobs.Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky arranged for Altman and Ive to meet last year.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is working on a new AI device startup with former Apple design chief Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs.News of the collaboration was reported on by The Information in September 2023.