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Apple Hires Google's Chief of Search and Artificial Intelligence
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It's called a Non Compete Clause and another is called a Non Disclousure Clause - but they have dubious legal meaning in IT. Still Google isn't worried about it - and Apple doesn't expect him to disclose trade secrets.
Whats is interesting about this is that he gets to start fresh, without the baggage of the last 10 years. He knows all of the problems he faced at Google and can promote designs that immediately gets around them.
That is, unless Apple chains him to Apple's severely poor way of providing services and AI, Apple's lack of long term cohesive product strategy, and Apple's lack of ability to focus on multiple innovations.
That is, unless Apple chains him to Apple's severely poor way of providing services and AI, Apple's lack of long term cohesive product strategy, and Apple's lack of ability to focus on multiple innovations.
And the amount of knowledge in that head and the value of it is kind of mind boggling. And it isn't just taking how you did it, but knowing what was tried and failed. That can be plenty valuable and that won't be a trade secret.
I agree with your thoughts. I use Siri for almost every product that I own from the AirPods, Apple Watch, iPhone, etc. And Siri is an integral part in the iOS system with dictating. I think this is a clear sign that Apple wants to move Siri in the direction of where there other voice assistants are leading. But this will not be an overnight process, this will be an improvement over the course of time.
Google knows Apple tends to be the good kid. They don’t do things like have their CEO sit on the board of a partner to find out what they are doing while planning to be a competitor behind their back.
It is assuming this guy sticks around long enough, unlike Siri's founders.
Make Siri Great Again! 
I did like Siri a few years ago. She doesn't seem to hear as well as she once did, though, so they need to work on that, too. She may be stupid, but she does integrate into the phone functions better than the other assistants do. It would knock my socks off if she were to become smart, too.
I did like Siri a few years ago. She doesn't seem to hear as well as she once did, though, so they need to work on that, too. She may be stupid, but she does integrate into the phone functions better than the other assistants do. It would knock my socks off if she were to become smart, too.
Maybe Siri will finally become usable. Can they hire the Google Maps person too so Maps can become usable?
I wish Apple had their own search engine. They could use privacy as a high bragging point. “Apple Search” with a simple Apple logo I think would prove to be popular. They are the only ones that could take on Google search as the Apple brand itself is so popular that many would consider using it, especially if they made it the default on all of their devices. I realise that this will most definitely not happen though as Google has years of experience and is pretty much ingrained into everyone’s head and within pop culture as the only search engine for the entire internet but I can dream.
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Any good engineer will bring along the value of the failures which can be and often is more valuable than the failures.
Going down a failed path burns resources and time.
Having an engineer say, "I tried that and it doesn't work", allows you to move on to different ideas that may bear fruit.
I've been doing this a long time and those non-compete agreements are about as good as the stuff that comes in squares on a roll that you wipe with.
That’s what they said five years ago.
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Maybe he’s coming to teach Apple how to spy.
Siri is increasingly the way all of us interact with the world. I'm thrilled that this industry leading technology will become even more useful and meaningful in the future with such a stellar hire.
As long as they stick by their dedication to privacy, I am all for the move.
Their so-called dedication to privacy is nothing more than smoke and mirrors & feel-good marketing-speak
I disagree. And a comment from some nobody on the internet won’t change that.
