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OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report says
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Key Points:
- OpenAI has acquired smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging in a deal valued at over $300 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- Glass Imaging, founded in 2019 by former Apple engineers Ziv Attar and Tom Bishop, specializes in using AI to enhance smartphone camera performance by optimizing image capture rather than post-processing.
- The company’s technology leverages neural networks to adapt to different smartphone camera systems, improving photo quality at the moment the picture is taken.
- Glass Imaging had previously raised approximately $30 million in funding and is based in Los Altos, California.
- OpenAI, known for ChatGPT, is reportedly exploring hardware development, including smartphones and AI companion devices, though it has not commented on the acquisition.
