OpenAI hires Meta's former Orion head to lead its robotics efforts

Group 1 - The former head of Meta's Orion augmented reality glasses initiative, Caitlin "CK" Kalinowski, has joined OpenAI to lead its robotics and consumer hardware efforts [1][3] - Kalinowski's initial focus will be on OpenAI's robotics work and partnerships to integrate AI into the physical world [1] - OpenAI's hiring of Kalinowski indicates its strategy to expand into hardware development and sales, alongside its popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT [1] Group 2 - OpenAI announced an investment in Physical Intelligence, a San Francisco-based robot startup that raised $400 million at a $2.4 billion post-money valuation [2] - Physical Intelligence aims to bring general-purpose AI into the physical world by developing large-scale AI models and algorithms for robots [2] - Notable investors in Physical Intelligence include Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital, Lux Capital, and Bond Capital [2] Group 3 - Before joining OpenAI, Kalinowski led the Orion project at Meta, which was described as the most advanced pair of AR glasses ever made [3] - Kalinowski has extensive experience in hardware, having worked on virtual reality headsets at Meta-owned Oculus and designing MacBooks at Apple [4] - Kalinowski's first day at OpenAI is scheduled for November 5 [4]