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 Apple Intelligence rollout and 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. It was a bet on technical expertise and experience in shipping new products, and his leadership skills, despite not having Giannandrea’s background in AI.

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