News Summary

• Giannandrea was also reportedly held back by a lack of resources given to him within Apple, to the extent that his team regularly used Google's cloud services for its work.
• However, a new report from the Wall Street Journal claims that despite all these years working on Machine Learning, and despite having ex-Google AI chief John Giannandrea, it could be true that Apple is substantially behind.
• Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, Craig FederighiDespite years of working to develop AI systems, it wasn't until Christmas 2022 when Craig Federighi played with Copilot that the company truly got behind the idea.
• That included Craig Federighi's team, which according to unnamed former Apple employees, invested in building up the AI behind its image and video capabilities.
• A disconnect from a highly deadline-focused Apple and the more Google-like relaxed team run by Giannandrea, prevented the company forming a cohesive, coherent AI plan.
• However, the two men were both involved in meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, which appears to have led to a deal that will be announced at WWDC on June 10, 2024.William Gallagher has 30 years of experience between the BBC and AppleInsider discussing Apple technology.