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OpenAI hires Meta's former AR glasses lead to head its robotics team

Nov 05, 2024 - businessinsider.com
OpenAI has appointed Caitlin Kalinowski, Meta's former hardware lead, to head its robotics team. Kalinowski, who previously led Meta's AR glasses hardware team, will focus on "bringing AI into the physical world." She oversaw the creation of Orion, Meta's prototype augmented-reality wearable glasses, which have been well received but have no official release date yet.

The hiring comes as OpenAI is reinvesting in its robotics efforts, having closed the team in 2020. The company has been hiring research engineers to rebuild the team, with plans to build technology that humanoid robot-makers will integrate into their systems. OpenAI is also collaborating on a new AI device startup with former Apple design chief Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs' widow.

Key takeaways:

  • OpenAI has hired Caitlin Kalinowski, Meta's former hardware lead, to head its robotics team.
  • Kalinowski previously led the development of Meta's prototype augmented-reality glasses, Orion.
  • OpenAI is reinvesting in its robotics efforts, with plans to build technology that humanoid robot-makers will integrate into their systems.
  • The company is also working on a new AI device startup with former Apple design chief Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs.
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