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Apple's AI Leadership Shift: Giannandrea Retires, Subramanya Takes Charge

12/2/2025

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Apple announced the retirement of John Giannandrea, senior vice president for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, who will transition to an advisory role through spring 2026.
Amar Subramanya, formerly of Microsoft, will succeed Giannandrea and oversee Apple Foundation Models, ML research, and AI Safety and Evaluation.
Tim Cook thanked Giannandrea and welcomed Subramanya, saying AI will drive future Apple innovations, including a more personalized Siri.

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Apple announced the retirement of John Giannandrea, senior vice president for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, who will transition to an advisory role through spring 2026.
Amar Subramanya, formerly of Microsoft, will succeed Giannandrea and oversee Apple Foundation Models, ML research, and AI Safety and Evaluation.
Tim Cook thanked Giannandrea and welcomed Subramanya, saying AI will drive future Apple innovations, including a more personalized Siri.