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Apple AI Chief John Giannandrea Gets Promotion to Senior Vice President
Apple today announced John Giannandrea, who handles machine learning and AI for the company, has been promoted to the Apple's executive team and is now listed on the Apple Leadership page as a senior vice president.
Giannandrea joined Apple as its chief of machine learning and AI strategy in April 2018, stealing him away from Google where he ran Google's search and artificial intelligence unit.
At the time, Apple said Giannandrea would lead the company's AI and machine learning teams, reporting directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Giannandrea took over leadership of Siri and combined Apple's Siri and Core ML teams.
According to Apple's press release announcing the promotion, Giannandrea's team has focused on advancing and tightly integrating machine learning into Apple products, leading to more personal, intelligent, and natural interactions for customers while also protecting user privacy.
Apple CEO Tim Cook says that the company is "fortunate" to have Giannandrea at the helm of its AI and machine learning efforts.
Giannandrea's April hiring came amid ongoing criticism of Siri, which many have criticized for its shortcomings in comparison to AI offerings from companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. Apple made serious strides improving Siri in 2018, building out the capabilities of the AI assistant with features like Siri Shortcuts in iOS 12.
Giannandrea joined Apple as its chief of machine learning and AI strategy in April 2018, stealing him away from Google where he ran Google's search and artificial intelligence unit.
At the time, Apple said Giannandrea would lead the company's AI and machine learning teams, reporting directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Giannandrea took over leadership of Siri and combined Apple's Siri and Core ML teams.
According to Apple's press release announcing the promotion, Giannandrea's team has focused on advancing and tightly integrating machine learning into Apple products, leading to more personal, intelligent, and natural interactions for customers while also protecting user privacy.
Apple CEO Tim Cook says that the company is "fortunate" to have Giannandrea at the helm of its AI and machine learning efforts.
"John hit the ground running at Apple and we are thrilled to have him as part of our executive team," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "Machine learning and AI are important to Apple's future as they are fundamentally changing the way people interact with technology, and already helping our customers live better lives. We're fortunate to have John, a leader in the AI industry, driving our efforts in this critical area."Prior to joining Apple, Giannandrea spent eight years at Google, and in the time before that, he founded two companies, Tellme Networks and Metaweb Technologies.
Giannandrea's April hiring came amid ongoing criticism of Siri, which many have criticized for its shortcomings in comparison to AI offerings from companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. Apple made serious strides improving Siri in 2018, building out the capabilities of the AI assistant with features like Siri Shortcuts in iOS 12.
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10 months ago
Hey Siri, who is John Giannandrea?
'Would you like me to search the web for you?'
'Would you like me to search the web for you?'
10 months ago
It doesn't matter if your half-assed AI software doesn't work, you can still get a promotion at Apple.
10 months ago
Well, as we have learned today Siri is improving. So everything what drives this further is welcome.
10 months ago
"Hey Siri", please send additional assistance to help rectify bent iPad Pros, throttled i9 MacBook Pros, iPhone 7 Plus speaker problems, MacBook/MacBook Pro butterfly keyboards...
10 months ago
Good move. Now they just need a SVP for all their cloud business. Oh and get Maps out of Eddy Cue’s org.
10 months ago
Using this as a progress report and not much has changed. Still needs a lot of work.
https://www.reddit.com/r/sirifail
Not much has changed:rolleyes:..., just the other day.....
Siri on HomePod Asked 800 Questions and Answered 74% Correctly vs. Just 52% Earlier This Year ('https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/20/siri-on-homepod-vs-alexa-google-cortana/')
10 months ago
Good move? He's been in charge of AI. Everyone is aware how good Siri is (sarcasm). And this guy gets a promotion?
Remember, it's (Him being hired by Apple) been 9 months only.
10 months ago
Using this as a progress report and not much has changed. Still needs a lot of work.
https://www.reddit.com/r/sirifail
https://www.reddit.com/r/sirifail
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