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IO vs. IO: OpenAI, Google, and the Weirdest AI Hardware Lawsuit Yet

2025/7/2
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Eli: 我认为这起IO与IO的诉讼案是AI领域中最荒谬、最丑闻、最离奇的事件。两家同名的公司卷入其中，一方是谷歌支持的初创公司，另一方是OpenAI支持、由Johnny Ive领导的公司。原告指控Altman IO在多次会面后窃取了他们的名称、概念和产品元素，甚至威胁要起诉他们。我认为这不仅仅是公司闹剧，更是谷歌和OpenAI之间的代理战争。如果原IO公司胜诉，可能会迫使OpenAI重新命名其硬件项目，而如果Altman IO胜诉，可能意味着大型AI公司可以为所欲为。这件事也对Johnny Ive的声誉造成了影响。最终，这场诉讼可能归结为谁先使用这个名字，谁能证明。

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In this episode, Eli unpacks one of the most bizarre lawsuits in tech history: a Google-backed startup called IO is suing Johnny Ive and Sam Altman’s $6.5B OpenAI hardware venture—also called IO. What started as a bold acquisition is now a legal mess involving stolen names, sketchy meetings, and accusations of IP theft. Eli breaks down how this became a proxy war between OpenAI and Google, why Altman might have gone too far, and whether anyone actually wants a screenless voice-controlled AI computer in the first place.

This one’s got trademarks, betrayal, and a whole lot of drama.