India, Dec. 2 -- Apple's newest hire, Amar Subramanya, is suddenly at the centre of one of the most challenging chapters in the company's modern history. With Apple under intense pressure to fix its struggling AI efforts, the Indian-origin engineer has been brought in to steady the ship and rebuild confidence in the company's long-term intelligence strategy.

Apple confirmed that Amar Subramanya will take over as Vice President of AI after John Giannandrea announced his retirement. Subramanya arrives after a brief stint at Microsoft's newly created AI division, where he served as Corporate Vice President of AI. Before this, he spent a remarkable 16 years at Google, rising from Staff Research Scientist to Vice President of Engineering.

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