<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Meta has poached Apple's head of foundation models, Ruoming Pang, for tens of millions of dollars per year, marking a significant departure from Apple in the competitive AI space.</li><li>The move could trigger more exits from Apple's foundation models group, with some engineers signaling intentions to leave for Meta or elsewhere.</li><li>Meta has also hired other AI talents like Yuanzhi Li and Anton Bakhtin, aiming to consolidate top AI talent in its Superintelligence Labs group.</li><li>Apple, facing challenges with its own foundation models for Siri, has been considering third-party solutions while still working on a new Siri version based on Pang's group's models.</li></ul>

Apple loses its head of AI foundation models to Meta

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