In a departure that took almost as long as Siri needs to find some obscure music requests, Apple has announced a new vice president of AI: Amar Subramanya, who will replace former AI chief John Giannandrea.

Apple's John Giannandrea is departing after joining the company in 2018. Siri improvements and AI features may not come until next year.

Apple has named former Microsoft and Google executive Amar Subramanya as vice president of AI, reporting to Craig Federighi, as John Giannandrea steps down and moves into an adviser role

Amar Subramanya will likely become one of the most closely watched hires Apple has made in years. Here’s what he needs to do first.

Apple has hired Bengaluru-born AI expert Amar Subramanya as its new AI vice-president, signalling a major push to accelerate its machine learning and foundation model ambitions as leadership shifts

Apple's AI chief John Giannandrea is stepping down from his position and will be replaced by Amar Subramanya, the former head of engineering for Google's Gemini assistant, the company announced on Monday. Giannandrea will continue to serve the company in a limited capacity before he retires in spring 2026, including as an advisor on its board.