Former Apple AI lead
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Last updated Oct 23, 2026
Removed from Siri leadership in 2025
Apple promised a smarter Siri in June 2024 and shipped it, in beta, on September 15, 2026. The assistant runs on Apple Foundation Models that Apple built with Google's Gemini, under a licensing deal the two companies reached in January 2026.
Updated Oct 23
As of May 2026: Stepping down; will serve as adviser until retirement in spring 2026
After more than a decade of executive stability under CEO Tim Cook, Apple experienced its largest leadership shake-up since the post–Steve Jobs reorganization, spanning from March 2025 into early 2026. The company repeatedly delayed its flagship Apple Intelligence upgrade to Siri, signaling strategic and engineering problems.
Updated May 10
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