The reorganization heralds a new era for Apple’s AI work, which has failed to keep up with rivals.

Apple's artificial intelligence chief John Giannandrea will retire, the company announced Monday in an AI leadership shakeup following Siri delays.

Apple announced that the company's AI chief John Giannandrea is stepping down from his position and being replaced by Microsoft's Amar Subramanya.

Apple's head of artificial intelligence, John Giannandrea, will step down from his position, the company announced on Monday.

Apple has announced a major AI leadership change with John Giannandrea stepping down and Amar Subramanya taking charge of AI efforts. The move comes as Apple faces pressure to improve Apple Intelligence and deliver a smarter Siri in 2026.

Apple on Monday named veteran researcher Amar Subramanya as its vice president of AI, replacing John Giannandrea.

In a carefully worded announcement on Monday, Apple said John Giannandrea, who has been the company’s AI chief since 2018, is “stepping down” to, well, not work at Apple anymore. He’ll stick around through spring as an advisor.

Apple has announced that senior vice president for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, John Giannandrea, is retiring and being replaced by Amar Subramanya, formerly a Microsoft AI executive.