Amar Subramaniam appointed as Apple's new AI vice president

 

 

P.P. Cherian

California: Amar Subramaniam, a prominent figure in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and an Indian-origin person, has been appointed as Apple's new vice president. The appointment is being seen as a strong move by Apple to strengthen its leadership in the AI field.

Amar Subramaniam, 46, joined Apple on December 1. Considered one of the most prominent engineering leaders, he will lead the following important and challenging internal initiatives at Apple:

Subramaniam's role will be critical in shaping upcoming Apple intelligence features and the next generation of on-device and cloud-assisted AI capabilities, Apple executives said.

Education: Raised in Bengaluru, Subramanya graduated in Electronics & Communications from Bangalore University in 2001. He then completed his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington in the United States.

Google: He worked at Google for 16 years and was the head of engineering for Gemini, the company's flagship generative A.I. assistant.

Microsoft: He served as a corporate vice president at Microsoft for a few months before joining Apple.

Industry analysts believe that his reputation for connecting A.I. research and real-world product development will help Apple in the increasingly competitive A.I. space.