Apple just lost another AI researcher as it weighs shift to third-party models

Apple loses fourth AI Researcher in a month to Meta’s superintelligence team

Pang played a central role in defining the department's road map and research direction, and multiple people within AFM now say its future is unclear.

Apple just lost another AI researcher as it weighs shift to third-party models

Apple’s AI staff continues being poached by competitors, and the latest departure comes as the company weighs shifting strategies.

Meta Raids Apple’s AI Unit Again, Adds Fourth Researcher in a Month

Apple’s artificial intelligence division continues to lose ground as another key researcher leaves for Meta. Bowen Zhang, a core member of Apple’s foundation models team, exited the company last Friday. He’s the fourth AI researcher to depart in just a month, all of whom are now heading to Meta’s newly formed superintelligence unit. This exodus […] The post Meta Raids Apple’s AI Unit Again, Adds Fourth Researcher in a Month appeared first on The…

Apple’s AI team is losing another key staff to Meta

Apple’s foundation models (AFM) team has experienced a loss of employees recently, amid considerations of a significant change in its artificial intelligence strategy. The situation involves departures of key personnel to Meta, along with Apple’s evaluation of integrating third-party large language models (LLMs) into its upcoming Siri updates. Meta has hired away four Apple AI staff members over the past month. This series of departures began wi…

Apple AI Brain Drain Continues as Fourth Researcher Leaves

Apple Intelligence is facing continued departures as Bowen Zhang, an engineer from Apple’s foundational models team, joined Meta’s Superintelligence Labs (MSL) last Friday. Zhang follows three other recent hires (Ruoming Pang, Tom Gunter, and Mark Lee) who left Apple for Meta within the past month. Every exit erodes the in-house talent of Apple in regard to the large language models and on-device AI. High‑Profile Poaching and Escalating OffersTh…