OpenAI hires Ha Thai to lead communications for devices

Axios reported that Ha Thai has left Meta to lead communications for OpenAI's devices division. Thai has nearly two decades of consumer-hardware communications experience and most recently supported Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth at Reality Labs. At OpenAI, she will work with LoveFrom, the design collective led by former Apple design chief Jony Ive. Axios says OpenAI is expected to unveil its first device this year and has filed confidential draft IPO paperwork shortly after Anthropic made a similar filing.

Key details: Published June 18, 2026 at 16:01 UTC, Thai will be vice president of communications for devices at OpenAI, She previously worked on communications at Meta Reality Labs, The role connects OpenAI's device work with LoveFrom and Jony Ive.

Why it matters: OpenAI's hardware effort is moving from abstract design speculation toward operating-company structure, with senior communications talent now attached to the devices group.