Siri, Apple and AI
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Apple AI chief John Giannandrea is retiring, marking the final step in a restructuring that moves Siri and AI software oversight to Craig Federighi.
Focusing on aesthetics over functionality slowed Siri's development at Apple, said Babak Hodjat, one of the inventors of Siri's early tech.
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The leadership change signals a shift to come. Apple is expected to finalize a new partnership with Google, using the search giant's Gemini AI model to power an overhauled Siri assistant. Apple, it appears, is already picking from the winners, content to be in the customer's seat rather than a provider's.