New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Apple is quietly ramping up its artificial intelligence efforts with a hiring push for a new internal group called the Answers, Knowledge, and Information (AKI) team. Formed earlier this year, the team is working on building what's being described as an "answer engine", a system designed to give more helpful, context-aware responses to user queries, much like ChatGPT.

The AKI team sits at the centre of Apple's renewed focus on AI across its ecosystem, especially within Siri, Safari, and Spotlight. It is led by Robby Walker, a senior director who now reports directly to Apple's AI chief, John Giannandrea. Walker previously headed Siri development but was moved to AKI after delays in rolling out more advanced AI featur...