The deal, which is OpenAI’s biggest acquisition, will bring in Mr. Ive and his team of roughly 55 engineers and researchers.

Jony Ive is renowned for crafting a meticulous product design aesthetic that shaped the tech cultural zeitgeist during a 27-year career at Apple.

Altman added in the video that he hopes forthcoming AI hardware opens up an "embarrassment of riches of what people go create for collective society."