Apple has tapped AI researcher Amar Subramanya, a longtime Google exec who was most recently corporate vice president of AI at Microsoft, as its new VP of AI. The company class=”link ” href=”https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/12/john-giannandrea-to-retire-from-apple/” data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:also announced;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>also announced that current AI exec, John Giannandrea, will retire in 2026.
Subramanya, who Apple describes as a “renowned AI researcher,” spent 16 years at Google, where he was head of engineering for Gemini. He left Google earlier this year class=”link ” href=”https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amar-subramanya-3642498a_super-excited-to-share-that-ive-started-activity-7353453746091081729-ElkV” data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:for Microsoft;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>for Microsoft. In a press release, Apple said that Subramanya will report to Craig Federighi…
