Apple hires talent to work on generative AI, ML tech, ET Telecom

New Delhi: iPhone maker Apple has listed more than 170 job openings for various teams specializing in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies as it competes with internet giants to boost its generative AI capabilities. up. Microsoft and Google are trying to gain an edge over each other.

Quebec-based tech publication Pocket-lint first reported on the development on May 20. According to the publication, of his 176 open positions at Apple in the U.S., 68 are related to Apple’s voice assistant Siri, 52 are related to iOS, and 46 are related to iOS. It is said that there is on macOS. In addition, there are also some additional openings for other products.

Interestingly, some of the listed roles have the term “generative AI” in their job descriptions and the like. These include Multimodal Generative Modeling Research Engineer, Visual Generative Modeling Research Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer – Generative AI, Visual Generative Modeling Research Engineer, Proactive Intelligence, Applied Research Scientist – Generative AI, Generative AI Applied Researcher – SIML, ISE , Proactive Intelligence, Applied Researcher-Generative AI, Proactive Intelligence, Applied Researcher-Generative AI, AI/ML Next Generation Wireless Systems Researcher, etc.

Pocket-lint reports that while Apple is temporarily struggling with hiring, it’s clear that the tech giant is following the hiring trends set by other tech companies.

According to media reports, at its annual developer conference WWDC 2023, which starts on June 5, Apple will unveil some software along with its long-awaited mixed reality headset, which is likely to feature AI-infused enhancements. And it has been suggested that they may announce hardware updates.

Apple CEO Tim Cook declined to comment on a future product roadmap during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, but while referring to generative AI, he said, “How are we going to approach these things? “I think it’s very important to be cautious and thoughtful about what you do.” . “There are a lot of problems to solve, as it’s been talked about in various places, but the possibilities are certainly very interesting,” Cook said, noting that the Cupertino-based company has made significant progress in integration. He added that he had achieved AI and ML across the ecosystem, citing the use of AI and ML in fall detection, crash detection, and ECG.

“We see AI as a giant and will continue to carefully integrate it into our products,” said Apple’s CEO.