<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Ruoming Pang, head of Apple's foundation AI models team, is leaving the company to join Meta Platforms attracted by a multi-million dollar compensation package per year.</li><li>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been actively hiring top AI talent including Pang, signaling the company's focus on AI to compete with rivals like OpenAI and Google.</li><li>Pang's departure from Apple could lead to further exits from the AI-focused AFM group, with several engineers expressing intentions to leave for Meta or other opportunities.</li><li>Apple seems to be facing challenges in leadership for AI initiatives, as evidenced by Pang's exit and potential turnover within the company's AI team.</li></ul>

Apple loses top AI models exec to Meta’s multi-million-dollar hiring spree

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