Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Apple’s Lead AI Robotics Researcher Jian Zhang Quits for Meta Robotics Studio
By Isha
Apple’s leading artificial intelligence researcher in robotics, Jian Zhang, has departed the company to join Meta’s Robotics Studio, marking the latest in a series of high-profile AI exits. In addition to Zhang, three other AI researchers—John Peebles, Nan Du, and Zhao Meng—have also left Apple’s foundation models team for roles at OpenAI and Anthropic. The wave of departures underscores growing uncertainty and flux in Apple’s AI domain.
Read full story at Economic Times