Apple's John Giannandrea is departing after joining the company in 2018. Siri improvements and AI features may not come until next year.

Apple’s artificial intelligence chief John Giannandrea is stepping down from his role as part of a major shakeup of the troubled division, the company announced late Monday.

In a departure that took almost as long as Siri needs to find some obscure music requests, Apple has announced a new vice president of AI: Amar Subramanya, who will replace former AI chief John Giannandrea.

His replacement is Amar Subramanya, a highly regarded Microsoft executive who spent 16 years at Google, most recently leading engineering for the Gemini Assistant. It's a savvy hire, given that Subramanya knows the competition intimately.

The Siri personal digital assistant (PDA), launched in 2011, was Apple’s first brush with AI. ・Munster sees Subramanya’s hiring as a sign that Apple’s committed to substance behind its AI features. ・The consumer AI market,

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Apple’s next major iPhone software release, iOS 26.2 is coming soon. The latest reports give us a clearer idea of exactly when and exactly what will be in it. It could include a change that Apple has never introduced before: the unprecedented capability to choose a voice assistant other than Siri.