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Apple has lost four more artificial intelligence researchers in the past couple of weeks, in addition to a top Siri executive. According to reports, the staff are leaving the company to join rivals like Meta Platforms and Google DeepMind. The latest exits include Yinfei Yang, Haoxuan You, Zirui Wang, and Bailin Wang. According to people familiar with the matter, Yang left the firm to start a new company, while You and Bailin Wang both crossed to rivals Meta. You is now working at the Superintelligence research arm of the company, while Bailin Wang is working on Meta recommendations, the people noted, highlighting that they didn’t want to be named because the moves have not been announced. Apple loses AI researchers to rivals The departures underscore the continued turbulence within the Apple AI division. The company has struggled in terms of keeping up with its rivals in the artificial intelligence race. In addition to its struggles, it has also outsourced some technology to Alphabet Inc.’s Google, a move that has left staff feeling furious. In all, the company has suffered a massive exodus of talent, especially from its artificial intelligence division. According to the sources, Zurui Wang is joining Google DeepMind, which is helping Apple build the core AI models expected to power its new features. This includes the technology that would be responsible for an upgraded version of the Siri voice assistant that is expected to launch in the latter part of this year. In another unreported move, Apple executive Stuart Bowers has also left the company to join Google. He was one of the senior executives working on Siri. Bowers had been one of the top leaders of the failed Apple self-driving car project before becoming one of the managers in charge of changing the fortunes at the company’s…