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John Gianandrea wasn’t Apple’s AI savior, and the company may be looking for a replacement

After a year of AI turmoil, Apple is reportedly considering internal and external candidates for the role that John Giannandrea presently holds.

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In March, following the considerably poor handling of the long-promised upgrade to Siri, Apple decided to shift AI lead John Giannandrea out of his position. Months later, and Apple is still trying to decide on a permanent replacement.

At the time, Apple Vision Pro chief Mike Rockwell was put in to manage Siri’s development. But according to Bloomberg’s “Power On” newsletter, he was a candidate for being Giannandrea’s successor, but that has become a less likely prospect.

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