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After 8 Years, Apple’s AI Chief Is Out. Here’s What Went Wrong
Apple has reworked its AI leadership after Apple Intelligence underperformed, and Amar Subramanya now takes over as vice president of AI.
- John Giannandrea, Apple's Senior Vice President of AI, officially concludes his tenure this week, coinciding with an April 15 stock vesting date colloquially referred to as "resting and vesting."
- Giannandrea joined Apple in 2018 to lead machine learning strategy, but Tim Cook reportedly "lost confidence" in his ability to execute product development, prompting the Siri team's removal from his control in March 2025.
- Apple hired Amar Subramanya, who spent 16 years at Google, as VP of AI reporting to Craig Federighi, while Mike Rockwell now leads Siri with responsibilities split among Federighi, Eddy Cue, and Sabih Khan.
- Mark Gurman reports that Giannandrea plans to join startup boards and pursue advisory work, marking the end of his tenure as an advisor to Apple following this week's exit.
- Apple is preparing to showcase major new Siri updates at WWDC in two months, having significantly reorganized its internal teams following the debut of Apple Intelligence.
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Apple's AI Chief John Giannandrea Departs This Week
John Giannandrea, Apple's former head of artificial intelligence, is set to leave the company this week as his final stock vesting date approaches. In his "Power On" newsletter, Mark Gurman noted that Giannandrea's exit has been a prolonged one. Apple moved to dramatically reduce his role in March 2025 following the disappointing launch of Apple Intelligence and ongoing delays to the Siri overhaul, stripping him of oversight of Siri, robotics,…
Eight years later, Apple quietly shuts the door on AI chief John Giannandrea
Since his retirement was announced in 2025, Apple Intelligence head John Giannandrea has been reduced to the role of an advisor, but is now expected to exit Apple Park shortly.John Giannandrea - image credit: AppleIf you spend your notice period at home, you're on gardening leave. If you spend it at work and you're waiting for when your contracted stock bonuses realize, it's called "rest and vest".It appears that the stock options agreed for Joh…
The end is approaching. John Giannandrea, former boss of artificial intelligence (AI) at Apple, is about to make his final farewells. He alone symbolizes the blinking failure of the apple brand in the technology that fascinates Silicon Valley.
After the bumpy launch of Apple Intelligence, AI CEO John Giannandrea leaves the company. The withdrawal was announced in December.
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