Apple’s Siri Leader Steps Down From Post: Report
Bill Stasior was responsible for overseeing Siri at Apple for the past seven years HIGHLIGHTS Apple is yet to release an official statement Bill Stasior is reportedly still working with Apple He was hired by Apple in 2012 to oversee both, search and Siri as VP The Vice President (VP) of the Siri team at Apple -- Bill Stasior -- has reportedly stepped down from his designation after seven years of service. The former Amazon executive was hired by Apple in 2012 to oversee both, search and Siri as VP. "Though Stasior remains in the company, he is no longer heading the voice assistant group, said five people with knowledge of the change," The Information reported on Friday. The change appears to be part of an effort by Apple's Senior Vice President (SVP) of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy -- John Giannandrea -- to strengthen his stronghold on Apple's voice assistant team, the report said. Giannandrea's aim