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Apple is shutting down a 121-person team related to artificial intelligence operations in San Diego.
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The team, called Data Operations Annotations, is being relocated to Austin, Texas, to merge with the Texas portion of the same team.
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The San Diego employees, responsible for improving Siri, have until the end of February to decide whether to relocate or face termination on April 26.
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The move comes as Apple shifts focus to AI products based on large language models (LLMs) and plans to announce LLM plans in June.
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Employees willing to relocate to Austin by the end of June can keep their roles, with Apple offering $7,000 relocation stipends.
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Those choosing to leave get severance and health insurance.
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Despite using human quality checks for Siri, Apple has been perceived as lagging behind in AI compared to Google and Meta.
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The company is expected to announce its LLM plans in June.