Report: Apple Bleeding Talent to OpenAIDozens of Apple engineers and designers with expertise in audio, watch design, robotics, and other core product areas have left the company for OpenAI in recent months, the
Wall Street Journal reports.
According to
the Wall Street Journal, a review of data from LinkedIn suggests a signifiant scale and concentration of talent now moving specifically to OpenAI as it builds a dedicated hardware division. The reviewed profiles show that former Apple staff joining OpenAI include contributors to multiple flagship categories, ranging from wearable-device industrial design to platform-level audio technologies used across the
iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch. Several individuals also listed experience in robotics. OpenAI is expected to launch its first hardware device
next year.
Earlier this week, it emerged that Meta had hired multiple Apple employees, including longtime Apple designer
Alan Dye, while conducting its own recruiting blitz for AI and smartglasses development. Meanwhile, Apple
announced the retirement of Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kate Adams, Lisa Jackson, Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, and
AI chief John Giannandrea. Earlier this year, Apple lost Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams,
who is retiring, and
Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri. There have also been rumors about Apple CEO
Tim Cook retiring, with rumors suggesting he is
preparing to leave his role as soon as next year.
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