Apple Loses Key AI Talent as Siri Lags Behind Rivals

Aug 08, 2025
MacRumors
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Summary

Apple faces setbacks in AI race as around a dozen key AI talents, including Ruoming Pang, head of Apple's Foundational Models team, depart for rivals like Meta and OpenAI, hindering efforts to integrate large language models and update Siri, which lags behind competitors.

Key Points

  • Apple hemorrhages around a dozen AI staff to rivals like Meta, OpenAI since January.
  • Notable departures include Ruoming Pang, head of Apple's Foundational Models team, who joined Meta.
  • Apple struggles to update Siri by integrating large language models, a key promoted feature yet to arrive.

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