Apple AI team faces another wave of departures as several researchers join Meta and Google

Glonghui, February 1st｜According to market sources, in addition to losing a Siri executive, Apple has lost at least four more artificial intelligence researchers in recent weeks, with these employees moving to employers including Meta and Google DeepMind. The latest departures include Yinfei Yang, Haoxuan You, Bailin Wang, and Zirui Wang. It is reported that Yang left to start a new company, while You and Bailin Wang joined Meta. You has entered Meta's "Super Intelligence" research division. Zirui Wang will join Google DeepMind, the team that is assisting Apple in developing the core AI model that will support new features. This includes the technology underpinning the new version of the Siri voice assistant to be released this year.