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Another Apple executive leaves for Meta as war for AI talent heats up, Bloomberg News reports

Oct. 15 (Reuters) – (This Oct. 15 story has been corrected to clarify that Bloomberg did not report that Robby Walker left Apple for Meta Platforms, in paragraph 6)

Apple (AAPL.O)open a new tab Ke Yang, the new executive leading an effort to develop ChatGPT-style AI web search, is stepping down to join Meta (META.O)open a new tabBloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

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Just a few weeks ago, Yang was named head of a team called Answers, Knowledge and Insights, or AKI, which is at the heart of the Siri voice assistant’s overhaul, scheduled for March, according to the report.

Apple, Meta and Yang did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.

Yang has worked at Apple since 2019, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Meta has intensified Silicon Valley’s war for talent by recruiting aggressively to challenge rivals including OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, as tech companies invest significantly in AI in the race for superintelligence.

The company led by Mark Zuckerberg had already poached senior AI executives from the iPhone maker, including Ruoming Pang, as reported by Bloomberg News. Bloomberg News also reported that Robby Walker had left Apple, without specifying a new employer.

Reporting by Ruchika Khanna in Bangalore; Editing by Alan Barona

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