Apple shows increasing urgency to advance its AI capabilities as competition intensifies across the tech industry.

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

John Giannandrea, the current senior vice president for machine Learning and AI strategy, will be replaced by former Microsoft AI executive Amar Subramanya.

Apple has announced a major change in its artificial intelligence team. John Giannandrea is set to leave the company next year after a transition period. His ex

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

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.

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.

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,