Pang, who managed Apple’s foundation models team, is reportedly making the move in exchange for a lucrative compensation package said to be worth millions of dollars annually. He will become part of Meta’s newly formed Superintelligence Labs division, a strategic unit focused on the next generation of AI development.

Ruoming Pang, Apples top executive overseeing its artificial intelligence foundation models, is leaving the tech giant to join Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), according to a Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with

Apple’s AI strategy is steered by software head Craig Federighi and Mike Rockwell; the engineering lead behind the Vision Pro and now Siri. Meanwhile, AI research remains under John Giannandrea, who was recently stripped of direct oversight of key AI consumer products amid delays and criticism of Apple’s AI rollout.