The former head of Meta's Orion augmented reality glasses initiative has joined OpenAI to lead the startup's robotics and consumer hardware efforts.
OpenAI has gained popularity for its viral chatbot, ChatGPT, but the hiring underscores its apparent efforts to move into building and selling hardware.
Former Apple exec Jony Ive, who helped design some of Apple's most iconic products from the iMac to the iPhone, has also partnered with OpenAI to create an AI device.
The startup focuses on "bringing general-purpose AI into the physical world," per its website, and it aims to do this by developing large-scale artificial intelligence models and algorithms to power robots.
Kalinowski's first day on the job at OpenAI is Tuesday, Nov. 5, per a LinkedIn post.
Persons:
Orion, OpenAI, Caitlin, CK, Kalinowski, Jony, Jeff Bezos, Meta
Organizations:
Apple, Physical Intelligence, Amazon, Lux Capital, Bond Capital, Meta, Orion, Pro
Locations:
San Francisco, OpenAI