"Apple is handing the keys to its all-important AI strategy to Amar Subramanya, a veteran of both Google and Microsoft, in one of the company's most consequential leadership changes since it launched Apple Intelligence last year. The longtime researcher has been appointed vice president of AI, succeeding John Giannandrea, who will step down from his role and retire in spring 2026 after serving as Apple's AI chief since 2018."
"In a company announcement, Apple said Subramanya will report to software chief Craig Federighi and take charge of "Apple Foundation Models, ML research, and AI Safety and Evaluation," placing him at the center of the tech underpinning future AI features across the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple's various services. Responsibilities previously overseen by Giannandrea will be redistributed under COO Sabih Khan and Eddy Cue, who runs Apple's Services division. Subramanya comes to Apple"
"with a résumé spanning more than two decades, having spent his education and career dedicated to machine learning and large-scale AI systems, and applying that knowledge at some of the biggest companies across Silicon Valley. Just a few months before jumping to Apple, Subramanya joined Microsoft in July to become its corporate vice president of AI, where he worked on foundation models powering products like Microsoft Copilot, the company's AI assistant layer for productivity tools and enterprise services."
Amar Subramanya was appointed vice president of AI at Apple and will report to software chief Craig Federighi. He will oversee Apple Foundation Models, machine-learning research, and AI Safety and Evaluation, central to future AI features across iPhone, Mac, iPad, and services. Responsibilities previously managed by John Giannandrea will be redistributed under COO Sabih Khan and Eddy Cue. Subramanya brings over two decades of machine-learning and large-scale AI systems experience, including a recent corporate VP of AI role at Microsoft and 16 years at Google where he became head of engineering for Gemini.
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