Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 16th Jan. Apple on Monday has announced that the company is going to combine its Siri quality control team of 121 employees in San Diego with the one in Austin, Texas.
Bloomberg reported that those who choose not to move could be let go on April 26.
Apple spokesperson confirmed that the Siri quality control team will “have the opportunity to continue their role with Apple in Austin.”
The company told employees they can apply for other jobs within the company.
According to the report, some employees doubt they’re qualified for other Apple roles in the city, and most don’t plan to move.
Apple is the only tech company has mostly avoided letting employees go, like the other Big Tech companies including Google, Meta and Microsoft have done in the past two years.
Those who wish to relocate, they’ll be given $7,000 stipends. Apple will offer the others four weeks of severance plus another week’s worth per year that they worked, as well as six months of health insurance.
The San Diego team listens to Siri recordings in multiple languages, including Hebrew, English, Spanish, and Arabic.
Apple released frameworks and libraries supporting AI development on code repositories.
The company is working to optimize large language models for use on its iPhones.
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