Apple’s AI Woes: Key Researchers Defect to Meta Amid Third-Party Model Debates

Apple is grappling with AI setbacks as key researchers, including Tom Gunter and Ruoming Pang (poached by Meta), depart amid internal debates on shifting to third-party models like OpenAI or Anthropic. Frustrations over secrecy and bureaucracy fuel the talent drain. This pivot could reshape Apple's competitive edge in AI.