OpenAI’s DevDay, held Monday at San Francisco’s historic Fort Mason, was exceptionally Apple-coded.

It seems obvious to say—after all, CEO Sam Altman has previously spoken about his admiration of Steve Jobs and iPhone designer Jony Ive is now at OpenAI, to the tune of billions. But sitting in a bright, converted firehouse, watching Altman and other OpenAI leaders (Greg Brockman, Brad Lightcap, and Nick Turley) take questions, I realized I’d never thought that corollary (or ambition) through entirely.

The day’s product announcements were odes to simplicity and ease of use. The company’s AppsSDK featured tie-ins with partners like Canva and Zillow , while the AgentKit product was the first thing I’ve seen so far that actually makes me think I have a fighting chance of building an agent o

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