With the escalating competition in the global artificial intelligence (AI) arena, Apple is confronting a significant brain drain crisis. After the exit of a high-ranking Siri executive, no fewer than four additional senior AI researchers have bid farewell to Apple in recent weeks. Specifically, Yinfei Yang has left to embark on an entrepreneurial journey, Haoxuan You and Bailin Wang have joined Meta, and Zirui Wang has become a part of Google DeepMind. The team from which these talented individuals departed is tasked with developing core AI models that underpin Apple's next-generation features, encompassing the upcoming iteration of the Siri voice assistant. On the cusp of crucial product launches, the 'mass exodus' of core technical talents could potentially exert a profound influence on the iterative progress and technological supremacy of Apple's AI offerings.
