Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-07-08 01:31Core Insights - The departure of Apple’s AI foundation models head, Pang Ruoming, to Meta is seen as a significant loss for Apple in the AI sector [1][3] - Meta is aggressively recruiting top AI talent, with Pang being the latest addition to its newly formed "Superintelligence" team [3][4] Group 1: Leadership Changes - Pang Ruoming, who led a team of approximately 100 in Apple's AI foundation models, is leaving to join Meta, which has offered him a multi-million dollar salary [3][5] - His departure is part of a larger trend, as several members of the AFM team have expressed intentions to leave for Meta or other companies [6] Group 2: Internal Dynamics at Apple - The morale within the AFM team has reportedly declined, with concerns over the potential introduction of external models for Siri, leading to dissatisfaction among team members [5][6] - Apple is pursuing dual strategies: evaluating external models for Siri while continuing to develop its own models, indicating uncertainty about its AI capabilities [5] Group 3: Organizational Changes - Following Pang's exit, Zhifeng Chen will take over leadership of the AFM team, transitioning to a more traditional multi-layer management structure [7] - The overall AI strategy at Apple is now overseen by Craig Federighi and Mike Rockwell, with a focus on conservative demonstrations of self-developed AI technologies [8]