Apple removing key robotics team from John Giannandrea's oversight
- Apple is shifting leadership of its robotics team to hardware chief John Ternus later this month.
- This move follows Apple removing Siri from AI chief John Giannandrea's oversight last month.
- The team led by Kevin Lynch develops products like a tabletop device and a mobile robot.
- Reports suggest CEO Tim Cook "lost confidence in the ability" of the AI executive.
- The move places both robotics teams under Ternus, letting Giannandrea focus on core AI development.
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Apple to strip secret robotics unit from AI chief weeks after moving Siri
Apple Inc. will remove its secret robotics unit from the command of its artificial intelligence chief, the latest shake-up in response to the company’s AI struggles. Apple plans to relocate the robotics team from John Giannandrea’s AI organization to the hardware division later this month, according to people with knowledge of the move. That will place it under Senior Vice President John Ternus, who oversees hardware engineering, said the people…
Apple's Secret Robotics Team Gets New Leadership
Apple is removing another project from AI chief John Giannandrea, and he will no longer oversee Apple's secret robotics division, according to Bloomberg. After Apple failed to deliver promised Apple Intelligence Siri features on time under Giannandrea's leadership, Apple asked Vision Pro chief Mike Rockwell to oversee the Siri team and future Siri development instead. Now the robotics team will make a similar move, transitioning to the hardw…
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