Jony Ive’s OpenAI is poaching some of Apple’s best people and hitting up iPhone component manufacturers, betting it can succeed at hardware where others have flopped.
Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence
OpenAI is aggressively poaching Apple talent with $1M+ stock offers. It promises less bureaucracy to lure veterans in design, manufacturing, and supply chain.
The exodus is being steered by Tang Tan, OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and a 25-year Apple veteran. Tan once reported to John Ternus, Apple’s hardware chief, and was known for turning Jony Ive‘s sketches into mass-manufactured products.