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Apple Vision Pro Executive Paul Meade to Join OpenAI Hardware Unit While Leading Apple Smart-Glasses Project
Paul Meade, the Apple vice president overseeing the Vision Pro headset, will leave the company by next week for OpenAI's hardware team. TechCrunch reported the move on June 27, 2026, citing Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Meade will work on OpenAI's family of AI-powered devices.
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Paul Meade, Apple vice president in charge of the Vision Pro headset, is set to leave the company by next week and join OpenAI’s hardware unit, TechCrunch reported. He will work on OpenAI’s upcoming family of AI-powered devices. Meade also led development of the AI-powered smart glasses Apple plans to launch next year, according to the report.
TechCrunch noted that the Vision Pro headset has not sold strongly, while Apple hopes more affordable smart glasses will compete with devices from Meta. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman linked the departure to John Ternus’ imminent elevation to Apple CEO and resulting changes in the hardware engineering team that left some vice presidents feeling demoted, TechCrunch reported.
OpenAI is already working with Apple’s former chief design officer Jony Ive on an AI device.
Sam Altman stated the device will be more peaceful and calm than an iPhone, the report added.
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