Head of Apple Intelligence’s Answers, Knowledge, and Information team, Ke Yang, is leaving the company for Meta, marking yet another high-profile departure from Apple’s AI division.
Over the past several months, roughly a dozen members of Apple’s AI staff have joined Meta or moved elsewhere. While speculation is rife, there are still no concrete indications of how these exits have impacted Apple’s broader AI strategy.
According to Bloomberg, Yang led Apple’s Answers, Knowledge, and Information team—a relatively new group central to developing Apple’s next-generation Siri. Insiders describe Yang as “the most prominent executive working on the new Siri initiative,” which aims to create a world-knowledge engine capable of web-based interactions powered by Apple’s in-house large language model, positioning it as a rival to ChatGPT.
Yang reported directly to AI/ML chief John Giannandrea and will be succeeded by Benoit Dupin. Apple has not commented on how this leadership transition will affect ongoing projects.
Reports of internal turbulence should be taken with caution. Stories sourced from “people familiar with the matter” often reflect selective narratives that frame Apple as struggling—yet the entirety of the AI sector is undergoing intense transformation. Across Silicon Valley, promises are being revised, ambitions tempered, and investments redirected as the industry reckons with shifting goals and public perception.
Apple’s AI efforts appear to follow a deliberate, steadier path. Rather than racing to dominate chatter around generative AI, the company has focused on building a secure, privacy-oriented intelligence framework integrated into its ecosystem. As the hype surrounding conversational AI cools, Apple’s approach could prove to be both resilient and sustainable.
In the end, there are no external signs that these departures have delayed Apple’s AI projects or altered their trajectory. The company’s LLM-backed Siri update remains on track for release in early 2026, alongside a new Apple Home product—continuing Apple’s methodical march toward its vision of safe, intelligent computing.
