Former Apple Inc. employees started the firm Humane Inc., which said that it has funded $100 million and will introduce its first products this spring. Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno founded the business in 2018, and it has already funded $241 million. But, the company has not yet revealed what it is making, stating only that it is a "software platform and consumer product created from the bottom up for artificial intelligence."

A video posted by the company and patent filings suggest that a wearable device will project information onto the real world and allow users to manipulate that information with their hands. Humane also said that it is collaborating with OpenAI, the creator of AI products such as ChatGPT that can generate human-like conversational text and Dall-E that can generate images, to integrate OpenAI's technology into Humane's device.

Sam Altman, OpenAI's founder and a previous Humane investor, participated in funding round, the company said. Humane also said that Microsoft Corp, which has built a massive cloud computing infrastructure specifically for AI, took part in the funding round. Humane said it will partner with Microsoft's cloud to bring Humane's software services platform to market.

"Our products are built on an integrated device and cloud platform that will allow us, and others, to create AI-driven experiences that feel natural, fun and needed," Patrick Gates, another Apple veteran who is Humane's chief technology officer, said in a statement.

Humane also said that it is working with Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc "on potential (research and development) projects for the next phase of Humane products" and with Volvo Car's Tech Fund on "a potential future collaboration which would be the first example of Humane's offering being applied to the automotive industry."