Apple Vision Pro exec is reportedly leaving for OpenAI

Paul Meade, an Apple vice president overseeing the Vision Pro headset, is reportedly leaving the company for OpenAI’s hardware group. The move adds another senior Apple hardware veteran to OpenAI as it explores AI devices beyond software.

The hire suggests OpenAI is accelerating efforts to build dedicated hardware that could make its models more ambient and consumer-facing. For Apple, losing a Vision Pro executive adds pressure as mixed reality adoption remains slow and AI hardware competition intensifies.