Ruoming Pang, head of Apple’s foundation models team, is leaving for Meta Platforms, highlighting challenges in Apple’s AI initiatives. Pang oversaw about 100 personnel working on large language models critical for Apple Intelligence on devices. His departure follows a trend of high-profile AI talent joining Meta, which has been offering lucrative packages to attract leaders in the field. Internally, Apple’s foundation models team has faced scrutiny, impacting morale as leadership considers third-party models for Siri, contributing to uncertainty in AI direction.
Ruoming Pang, who led Apple’s foundation models team, leaves the company to join Meta, marking a significant setback in Apple’s AI efforts.
Meta has aggressively hired AI leaders, including Ruoming Pang, by offering multi-million dollar compensation packages to strengthen their AI initiatives.
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