John Giannandrea, Apple's AI chief, is leaving the company. Amar Subramanya is joining as vice president of AI.

Apple's head of artificial intelligence, John Giannandrea, will step down from his position, the company announced on Monday.

Apple has appointed Amar Subramanya as its new Vice President of AI, succeeding John Giannandrea. Subramanya, formerly of Microsoft and Google, brings

Apple replaces John Giannandrea as AI chief, causing concerns among investors and consumers. Will the change in leadership affect the company's AI direction?

Apple has brought in an outsider who will lead the company’s efforts in machine-learning research and foundation models.

John Giannandrea, Apple’s AI chief, is resigning following the underperformance of Siri but will remain as an adviser until spring. He is succeeded by Amar Subramanya, a seasoned Microsoft executive known for his work on Gemini Assistant.

The update, which dropped last week, marks the first time that AI has even been mentioned in the guidelines. Apple under CEO Tim Cook has been highly skeptical about AI, slow to include AI features in Siri, and sometimes hesitant to even use the letters "AI"; Cook has preferred to use the similar term "machine learning" in past keynotes.

Apple Inc. artificial intelligence head John Giannandrea plans to step down from the job, ending a challenging stint at the iPhone maker.Giannandrea, who held the role of senior vice president for machine learning and AI strategy,