OpenAI is ruthless...

A Google-backed AI hardware startup called IO is suing OpenAI's newly acquired company (also named IO) for trademark infringement. The lawsuit alleges that Sam Altman and Johnny Ive's team met with the original IO company multiple times, viewed their technology demos, declined investment opportunities, but then proceeded to develop competing voice-controlled AI hardware under the same name. The case highlights the competitive tensions between OpenAI and Google in the AI hardware space, where previous attempts like Rabbit and Humane Pin have struggled to gain market traction.