Rain AI, an AI hardware processor developer backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and investment banks, has hired Jean-Didier Allegrucci, a former Apple chip executive, to lead its hardware engineering. This high-profile hire indicates that Rain AI has serious plans for its processors.
Jean-Didier Allegrucci, who has yet to update his LinkedIn profile, worked on Apple's system-on-chips (SoCs) for over 17 years since June 2007 and oversaw development of more than 30 processors used for iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watch. Based on a Rain AI blog post, Allegrucci was instrumental to build Apple's world-class SoC development team, overseeing areas such as SoC methodology, architecture, design, integration, and verification, so his experience will be extremely valuable for Rain AI. Before Apple, J-D Allegrucci worked at Vivante and ATI Technologies, both developers of graphics processing units.
