According to Bloomberg, Apple has lost four artificial intelligence experts in the past month, and it is worrying that these talents have all joined the competitor Meta. This personnel change reflects that Apple's strategy in the AI field may be facing challenges.

Recently, Bowen Zhang, a key researcher in Apple's multimodal AI field, left the company last Friday and joined Meta's newly established super intelligence team. Zhang was a member of Apple's Foundation Model Team (AFM) and participated in the construction of core technologies for Apple's AI platform. This departure is undoubtedly a significant blow to Apple's AI team.

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Previously, Meta had successfully lured Ruoming Pang, the head of Apple's AI team, with a compensation package worth over $2 billion (approximately 143.5 million yuan). In addition, two other researchers from Apple's team, Tom Gunter and Mark Lee, also joined Meta successively. This series of resignations shows Apple's difficulty in attracting top AI talents.

Facing the poaching by competitors such as Meta, Apple has offered a certain salary increase to AFM employees to retain talent. However, it is evident that Apple's salary levels are still unable to compete with its rivals, and they cannot prevent the trend of talent loss. Although neither Apple nor Meta's spokespersons have commented on the matter, the market's attention on Apple's future direction in AI is clearly increasing.

The competition in the AI field is becoming increasingly fierce, and major technology companies are investing more in the research and development of artificial intelligence technologies. With Meta's continuous expansion, its layout in AI has attracted many top talents, which not only puts pressure on Apple but also signals that the battle for talent in the industry is about to intensify. How to stabilize its team and achieve breakthroughs in AI technology will be an urgent issue for Apple.

Key Points:

🌟 Apple lost four AI experts within a month, who joined Meta.

💰 The compensation package of the former AI team leader Ruoming Pang reached $2 billion.

📉 Apple's salary increases failed to stop the loss of talent, facing competitive pressure.