Jan. 30 at 8:27 PM
Apple Inc. has lost at least four more artificial intelligence researchers in recent weeks, Bloomberg reported. Departures include Yinfei Yang, who left to start a new company, and Haoxuan You and Bailin Wang, who joined Meta. You moved to Meta’s Superintelligence research unit, while Wang now works on Meta’s recommendation systems.
Another researcher, Zirui Wang, joined Google DeepMind, which is collaborating with Apple on foundational AI models for upcoming features, including an upgraded version of Siri expected later this year. In addition, senior Siri executive Stuart Bowers also left for Google DeepMind. Bowers previously played a key role in Apple’s autonomous vehicle project and later oversaw major Siri improvements.
These exits underscore ongoing challenges within Apple’s AI division, as the company struggles to keep pace with rivals.
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