Apple hiring Google's AI chief is a huge test for Siri's privacy stance<article>
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<p>Hey Siri, meet your new boss. In a surprise development that is sure to have huge implications across the AI landscape, <a href="
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/business/apple-hires-googles-ai-chief.html" rel="nofollow">Apple announced yesterday that it has hired John Giannandrea[/url], the architect behind Google Assistant, mere hours after he announced he was stepping down from his lofty position at the Mountain View headquarters.</p><p>Giannandrea joined Google in 2010 as part of its research and development team and quickly rose through the ranks as AI took on a central role in the company. In 2016, his job duties expanded to search as well upon Amit Singhal’s retirement, and Giannandrea has since integrated AI and machine learning into all aspects of Google’s ecosystem with Google Assistant. Now Apple is hoping he can do the same thing with Siri.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3267992/data-center-cloud/apple-siri-google-ai-hire.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple hiring Google's AI chief is a huge test for Siri's privacy stance