Microsoft and Google AI veteran to replace outgoing Apple exec John Giannandrea

• Apple's Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Strategy John Giannandrea is retiring in the spring of 2026.
• Amar Subramanya named to replace head of revamped Siri along with Craig Federighi
• Subramanya spent six months as senior vice president of artificial intelligence at Microsoft and nearly six years working on Gemini/Bard for Google.

Apple announced that Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Strategy John Giannandrea will retire after nearly eight years in the role.

Giannandrea will remain an advisor until spring 2026, when he will be replaced by Amar Subramanya, who will become the company's vice president of artificial intelligence, reporting to Craig Federighi.