Apple (AAPL, Financials) lost a key artificial intelligence leader to Meta Platforms (META, Financials) as the race for top AI talent intensifies. Ruoming Pang, who led Apple's foundational AI models team,

Ruoming Pang, who currently leads Apple's foundation AI models, is leaving to join Meta's Superintelligence Labs. Pang's departure underscores challenges in Apple's AI division and Meta's aggressive bid for AI supremacy.

Apple Inc.’s top executive in charge of artificial intelligence models is leaving for Meta Platforms Inc., another setback in the iPhone maker’s struggling AI efforts.