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 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 has formally announced that John Giannandrea, its Senior VP of Machine Learning and AI, is stepping down from his position. He will serve as an advisor to the company before retiring in the spring of 2026.

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.

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,