Huan Qiu Wang·2025-09-03 03:43Group 1 - Apple's chief AI researcher Zhang Jian has officially joined Meta's robotics studio, marking a significant talent shift in the AI industry [1][3] - Since the beginning of the year, at least ten AI researchers from Apple have left the company for Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic, indicating a trend of talent outflow [1][3] - The departure of Zhang Jian directly weakens Apple's research capabilities in consumer robotics and AI interaction, particularly affecting the automation technology and virtual companion projects he was overseeing [3] Group 2 - Alongside Zhang Jian, three other researchers from Apple's foundational model team have also recently left, further exacerbating the talent drain [3] - Apple's second-generation Siri architecture has been completed, but the launch of the Apple Intelligence version of Siri has been delayed from 2025 to 2026 due to integration failures [3] - Apple is currently evaluating the introduction of third-party large models from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google to enhance Siri, a strategy that has reportedly caused internal tensions within the LLM team and contributed to employee turnover [3]