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Apple’s bid to close the AI gap could be hampered by AI brain drain

After the loss of about a dozen AI engineers, developing Apple Intelligence features and shipping that improved Siri in 2026 could be more difficult than Apple hoped.

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Apple Intelligence continues to flounder

Apple CEO Tim Cook and SVP Craig Federighi recently told employees that AI would be a focus going forward. But a new report claims that the company continues to lose key AI talent to the competition.

“Apple has lost around a dozen of its artificial intelligence staff, including top researchers,” a Financial Times report warns. Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and AI startup Cohere are said to be the companies picking at the bones of Apple’s AI teams.

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