apple Reportedly hired dozens of artificial intelligence experts Google.
This is according to a report in the Financial Times (FT) on Tuesday (30 April), which analyzed hundreds of LinkedIn profiles. with Job information and research papers. As a result of the analysis, mass employment Apple has hired at least 30 experts from Google as the tech giant expands its AI and machine learning operations.
Most of the company's AI team is based in California and Seattleaccording to the reportbut Apple also main base of Zurich, Switzerland.
Professor Luc van Gool Graduated from a Swiss university ETH Zurich Apple has acquired two local AI startups, a virtual reality group, told the FT. face shift Image recognition company Fashwell prompted the company to open a laboratory in the city, dubbed the Vision Lab.
Apple's operations in Zurich have remained quiet, with neighbors interviewed by the FT unaware of the institute's existence.according to the report.
This is consistent with Apple's overall approach. A.I.although the company has remained relatively quiet about its other plans. big tech Companies are rolling out new products, the report said.
Earlier this month, PYMNTS reported that Apple AI system Can interpret ambiguous references and contextual clues something about it It has the potential to “revolutionize voice assistant interactions and reshape the landscape of commerce.”
This system, known as ReALM (Reference Resolution as Language Modeling), uses large-scale language models to simplify the complex process of understanding screen-based visual references to language modeling tasks. This is part of a growing movement to improve AI voice communications with the potential to power commercial applications.
“On the other hand, even if the customer experience is better and faster, there are many chatbots that only make customers angry,” says artificial intelligence researcher Dan Faghellawho not affiliated He spoke about the partnership with Apple in an interview with PYMNTS. “But in the future, if we have an AI system that can kindly and politely address questions that can be addressed very quickly and easily, improving the customer experience.that Very likely to lead to loyalty and sales. ”
Meanwhile, PYMNTS wrote about Apple's upcoming products earlier this week income On the call, he said there could be signs of pressure as the iPhone maker looks to expand its ecosystem, as the company faces volatility on the hardware front.
“Some of what we would call the ‘core’ or ‘mainstay’ of the company is growing through apps, through the iPhone, and through tougher competition. Chinawhich could soften at least some of the near-term outlook,” the report said.
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