Ruoming Pang, former head of Apple’s AI efforts, has been hired by Mark Zuckerberg for Meta’s Superintelligence lab as part of a campaign to rival OpenAI. Pang's background includes 15 years at Google, but his previous work at Apple is criticized due to the poor performance of the AI-powered tools, including false news summaries. Apple's AI initiatives were halted after negative feedback and a warning from engineers about the technology's reliability. Promised enhancements for Siri and other features have also faced delays.
Mark Zuckerberg has secured Ruoming Pang, the former head of Apple's AI division, for Meta's 'Superintelligence' lab, despite Apple's AI software underwhelming.
Pang's hiring highlights Zuckerberg's desire to compete with OpenAI, backed by a lucrative signing package worth tens of millions per year.
Apple Intelligence has faced major setbacks, including buggy news summaries and a decision to release problematic technology against engineering warnings.
The negative reception of Apple Intelligence led to its news summarization feature being halted and a delay in promised AI improvements for Siri.
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