"The recent changes in AR leadership and Google's unstable commitment and vision has weighed heavily on my decision," Lucovsky told Insider following his departure.Since shelving Iris, Google has sharpened its focus on building an Android platform to be used on. The company has changed its thinking on AR, with a pivot away from making hardware to becoming a software provider, insiders say.
Lucovsky, who also worked at Google in the 2000s, is a well-respected name in the tech industry. At Microsoft, he helped build the Windows NT operating system. When he announced he'd be leaving Microsoft to join Google for the first time, Lucovsky said that then-CEO Steve Ballmer was so incensed by the news, he picked up a chair and threw it across the room.
Before his more recent stint at Google, Lucovsky helped Meta build an Android alternative that would power its own VR and AR hardware,"Moving forward, I am eager to explore opportunities that allow me to further advance augmented reality technology and its intersection with generative AI," Lucovsky said."I approach the next chapter with enthusiasm and anticipation for the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.
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