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Apple's AI Head Joins Meta with Multi-Million Dollar Offer
ByAinvest
Tuesday, Jul 8, 2025 11:43 am ET1min read
Ruoming Pang, Apple's head of AI models, has left the company to join Meta Platforms. Pang, who was in charge of Apple's basic models team, was offered a multi-million dollar package to join Meta's superintelligence group. This move could accelerate the talent exodus from Apple's AI efforts. Meta has been aggressively recruiting AI talent with high salaries, including Alexandr Wang, Daniel Gross, and Nat Friedman. Zuckerberg has prioritized AI development and has reorganized Meta's AI teams to focus on superintelligence technology.
The tech world is abuzz with the news that Ruoming Pang, Apple's head of AI models, has left the company to join Meta Platforms. Pang, who was in charge of Apple's foundation models team, was offered a multi-million dollar package to join Meta's superintelligence group. This move could accelerate the talent exodus from Apple's AI efforts.Meta has been aggressively recruiting AI talent with high salaries, including Alexandr Wang, Daniel Gross, and Nat Friedman. Zuckerberg has prioritized AI development and has reorganized Meta's AI teams to focus on superintelligence technology.
The departure of Pang highlights the intense competition for AI talent. Apple's AI efforts have lagged behind rivals like Meta, Google, and OpenAI. Pang's team faced challenges integrating Apple Intelligence, relying on partners like OpenAI for features like ChatGPT-powered code completion in Xcode [1].
Apple's AI initiatives have been marred by setbacks, including delayed features and legal battles. The company faces a strategic crossroads, with analysts speculating that it may acquire Anthropic or Perplexity to bolster its AI capabilities [2].
The next 18 months will be pivotal for Apple. Its ability to reconcile its closed ecosystem with the open AI revolution and to retain engineers like Pang will determine whether it remains a tech titan or becomes a relic of the pre-AI era [3].
References:
[1] https://www.ainvest.com/news/apple-s-ai-exodus-talent-drain-and-strategic-crossroads-threaten-market-dominance-25071010b534e19626f48b83/
[2] https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-ruoming-pang-why-he-causing-tech-war-between-apple-meta-1737737
[3] https://www.investopedia.com/meta-poaches-apple-ai-executive-reports-say-11768000
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