Apple has hired an ex-Google executive to lead AI marketing, signaling a significant push to enhance Siri's capabilities with advanced AI technology.
Why it matters
This hire indicates Apple's intensified focus on AI, particularly in improving its core AI product, Siri. By bringing in experienced leadership for AI marketing and integrating advanced AI models like Gemini, Apple aims to close the gap with competitors and deliver a more competitive and intelligent virtual assistant experience to its vast user base.
Apple is hiring someone to help tell people about their new AI for Siri. This new AI will be much smarter and use technology from Google's AI, Gemini.
Google's internal AI tool, Agent Smith, automates operational tasks by planning and executing workflows autonomously, referencing internal documents and employee profiles.
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