Apple Loses Another AI Exec To Meta

Apple Loses Another AI Exec To Meta

Apple loses another AI exec to Meta in what’s becoming a worrying trend for the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence division. According to a Bloomberg report, Ke Yang , who led Apple’s efforts to build AI-driven web search , is leaving to join Meta. Image Credits:Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto / Getty Images This latest move adds to a growing list of Apple’s AI leaders heading to Mark Zuckerberg’s company, deepening concerns over Apple’s ability to keep pace in the rapidly evolving AI race. Another Key AI Leader Departs Apple Yang’s exit is just the latest in a series of departures from Apple’s AI and machine learning (AIML) division. Earlier this year, Ruoming Pang , Apple’s former head of AI models, also left for Meta. Reports suggest that roughly a dozen members of Apple’s AIML team have moved on—several of them joining Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs . The timing couldn’t be worse for Apple. The company is preparing for a major Siri overhaul , set to debut in March, designed to bring smarte…