Apple steals Google’s AI chief

Applehas just poached one of Google’stop AI executives in a move likely to have far-reaching consequences.
Apple has hired John Giannandrea,previously Google’s head of AI and Search, The New York Times reports. Giannandrea will lead Apple’s “machine learning and A.I. strategy,” the Cupertino company said in a statement to the Times; he will be one of only 16 executives that report directly to CEO Tim Cook.
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