OpenAI buys Glass Imaging for $300M to boost smartphone camera AI
openai acquired glass imaging for $300 million to enhance smartphone camera capabilities with ai. this move may impact future openai hardware products.
openai acquired glass imaging, a smartphone camera company founded in 2019 by former apple engineers ziv attar and tom bishop, for $300 million. glass imaging uses neural networks to optimize camera performance on various smartphone models. this acquisition may support openai's hardware ambitions, including rumored smartphones, earbuds, and ai companion devices. openai's ceo sam altman has previously collaborated with apple designer jony ive on a device startup.