Another setback for the iPhone maker could put its AI future in jeopardy, or push it even closer to using models from OpenAI or Anthropic instead of developing its own.

Meta has hired Ruoming Pang, Apple’s head of AI models, to join its Superintelligence Labs division. This follows a wave of high-profile hires from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google as Meta builds its AGI team.

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.