Ke Yang, the Apple executive who is leading efforts to build the iPhone-maker’s AI-powered web search, is headed to Meta, according to A report from Bloomberg,
Yang’s departure symbolizes latest In one of a series of exits from Apple’s AI unit, the lead-up to a much-anticipated Siri revamp scheduled for March has been thrown into jeopardy at the company. Apple’s former head of AI models Ruming Pang leaves for Meta earlier this yearAbout a dozen members of Apple’s AIML (AI and Machine Learning) team also left the company. many members joined Meta’s new superintelligence labs,
A few weeks ago, Yang began overseeing the Answers, Knowledge and Information (AKI) team, which is tasked with improving Siri’s functionality by allowing it to pull information from the web so that Apple can better compete with rivals like OpenAI, Perplexity and Google in the AI search market. The new Siri also promises to be able to use personal data for more complex tasks.
Bloomberg reports that the rest of Apple’s team expects more AI team members to join in the coming months.
TechCrunch has contacted Apple and Meta for comment.
