Apple shifts Siri development to Vision Pro chief in major AI restructuring

Apple is restructuring its AI leadership, moving Siri development away from AI chief John Giannandrea and placing it under Mike Rockwell, who previously led the Vision Pro headset team, Bloomberg reports. While Giannandrea will remain at Apple and continue to oversee AI research, technologies and robotics projects, Rockwell will now lead Siri development and report directly to software chief Craig Federighi. According to Bloomberg's sources, the company views Rockwell as an experienced leader and problem solver. The timing of this reorganization appears to be unrelated to the recent Siri debacle, as Bloomberg reports that "the AI management shift has been months in the making." Giannandrea joined Apple in 2018, after serving in a senior AI leadership role at Google since 2015.