Apple Vision Pro Executive Joins OpenAI
On 27 June, TechCrunch reported that Paul Meade, the Apple vice president overseeing the Vision Pro headset, was leaving Apple to join OpenAI’s hardware team. On 1 July, UploadVR described Meade as Apple’s longtime Vision Pro hardware chief. It said he was promoted last year to lead the company’s broader headsets and smart glasses hardware group before leaving for OpenAI. Road to VR also reported the move.
The move comes amid other personnel changes at both companies. UploadVR cited Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman as reporting that Apple laid off around 100 Vision Pro staff, “largely shutting down” the spatial gaming team and downsizing the immersive video team. Separately, Reuters reported that senior OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap is leaving for a new venture.
If factual, the impact is 0%. Apple loses the executive responsible for its Vision Pro, headset and smart-glasses hardware group, and OpenAI adds him to its hardware team. The reports identify no immediate change to a product, launch schedule or strategy.
Watch for statements from Apple or OpenAI confirming Meade’s role, any named replacement at Apple, and details of the hardware work he will lead at OpenAI.
Apple’s longtime Vision Pro hardware chief, who was promoted last year to lead the company’s broader headsets and smart glasses hardware group, has left to join OpenAI.
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Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's special projects lead and the company's former COO, announced his departure after an eight-year stint at the AI lab. In an internal memo he later posted to
Apple laid off around 100 staff working on Vision Pro, including "largely shutting down" the spatial gaming team and downsizing the immersive video team, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman
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