Apple Inc. artificial intelligence head John Giannandrea is stepping down from the role, capping a tumultuous tenure that included a fumbled entry into generative AI.

John Giannandrea, hired from Google, is leaving after the release of a new Siri was postponed. Apple has fallen behind rivals in efforts to develop A.I. products.

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

In a departure that took almost as long as Siri needs to find some obscure music requests, Apple has announced a new vice president of AI: Amar Subramanya, who will replace former AI chief John Giannandrea.

Apple has tapped AI researcher Amar Subramanya, a longtime Google exec, as its new VP of AI. Current AI exec, John Giannandrea, will retire from Apple in 2026.

The poor reception of Apple Intelligence and its biggest feature, a much-improved Siri that’s still not released, led to a shake-up.

Latecomer,’ Replaces AI Chief According to Bloomberg on the 2nd, Apple announced that John Giannandrea, who oversaw AI, will step down. He is expected to serve in an advisory role until his retirement early next year.

In a press release today, Apple announced the retirement of John Giannandrea, a former machine learning luminary who worked as Apple’s senior vice president for machine learning and AI strategy starting in 2018.