Apple appoints veteran AI leader Amar Subramanya as vice president of AI, marking a major leadership shift ahead of next-gen Siri and AI features.

Amar Subramanya will lead Apple’s AI projects, including Apple Foundation Models, ML research, and AI Safety and Evaluation.

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

Amar Subramanya joins Apple from Microsoft, where he served as corporate vice president of AI. Before that, he spent 16 years at Google.

Amar Subramanya will likely become one of the most closely watched hires Apple has made in years. Here’s what he needs to do first.

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

Taking the reins is Amar Subramanya, Apple’s newly crowned VP of AI. If his name sounds familiar, that’s because he’s spent nearly two decades shaping AI at Google, then hopped to Microsoft’s AI division this summer before being scooped up by Apple.

Apple announced the retirement of Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Strategy John Giannandrea along with the appointment of AI researcher Amar Subramanya

Apple's AI chief John Giannandrea is stepping down from his position and will be replaced by Amar Subramanya, the former head of engineering for Google's Gemini assistant, the company announced on Monday. Giannandrea will continue to serve the company in a limited capacity before he retires in spring 2026, including as an advisor on its board.