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Investing.com -- Apple Inc.’s lead artificial intelligence researcher for robotics, Jian Zhang, has left the company to join Meta Platforms Inc.’s robotics division, Meta confirmed Tuesday, according to a report from Bloomberg.
This departure is part of a broader exodus of AI talent from Apple. Three additional AI researchers from Apple’s in-house large language models team have also resigned over the past week, including John Peebles, Nan Du, and Zhao Meng.
These researchers were members of Apple’s Foundation Models team, which has now lost approximately 10 members, including its leader, in recent weeks. This team played a crucial role in developing the Apple Intelligence platform launched last year as part of the company’s efforts to advance in AI.
Following these departures, Apple is internally considering whether to rely more heavily on external technology rather than solely on its own models.
Peebles and Du are moving to OpenAI, while Zhao is joining Anthropic PBC. Many of their former colleagues previously left for Meta, which has attracted talent with substantial compensation packages.
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