Meta has made a significant hire in Ruoming Pang, Apple’s former head of AI models, bolstering CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s new AI superintelligence unit, as reported by Bloomberg. Pang previously oversaw the development of AI foundation models driving Apple Intelligence and other on-device AI features.
Pang’s expertise in crafting compact, on-device AI models could be a valuable asset to Meta, despite Apple’s AI models being criticized for being less capable than those from competitors like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. His exit from Apple may signal potential further departures from the company’s AI division.
Pang’s addition to Meta’s team marks another notable recruitment in a growing list of AI talent acquired by the company, including leaders from Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Safe Superintelligence.
