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John Sculley

Vice Chairman of RxAdvance, Rxadvance

Search every verified John Sculley interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. John Sculley, vice chairman emeritus of Zeta Global and former Apple CEO, appeared on Fox Business’s "The Claman Countdown" on October 9, 2026, to discuss AI industry safety concerns. Responding to an Axios report about companies preparing for a potential catastrophic AI event, Sculley said he was not personally aware of such planning and called the scenario "a big exaggeration." He also commented on AI token costs, arguing that open-source alternatives would drive prices down and that the market would resolve the issue without undue concern. On September 9, 2026, Sculley spoke with Bloomberg Television about Apple’s new foldable iPhone Duo. He expressed excitement about the product and the company’s leadership transition, praising incoming CEO John Turner’s product focus. Sculley noted that Apple has historically been a premium product company and said the foldable phone must meet expectations for the best in its category. He also discussed Apple’s positioning in the AI era, emphasizing that products should be trusted and useful, and referenced past collaborations with Steve Jobs and designer Jony Ive.

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“Well I think the thing to keep in mind is that the cost of tokens is just an event that's happening now, but with more and more alternatives to be able to use some of the open technologies which is going to drive the price of tokens down significantly, so I don't think anyone should really get worked up over token prices. The market will sort it out. We'll get a token price which works for the market and since they'r”

“I think that's a big exaggeration from anything that I'm aware of. You've got a lot of really smart people running A.I. companies, and I think that we need to see a little more detail of whose claiming to make these issues. I'm not aware of it. Obviously, we've seen a lot about what could happen if something went wrong with A.I. and it started operating on its own without human assistance, but I don't even know if th”

“Well, let's go back about two years ago, uh, when Sam Altman, who is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, hired Jony Ive. Well, Jony Ive was the person when I was there, uh, who was the brilliant industrial designer. He created every product that was of significance that Apple had after enjoying. And the thing I would say there is, it's that you've got to have, uh, products that are at a price points that are based upon”

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