Apple to shut down 121-person San Diego AI team in reorganisation

The group, which also has offices in China, India, Ireland and Spain, is responsible for improving Siri by listening to queries to the voice service and determining if it heard and handled questions accurately.

In other countries where the affected team operates, Apple keeps all the employees in one office. Pic: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File

Apple is shutting a 121-person team related to artificial intelligence operations in San Diego, leaving many employees at risk of termination, according to people familiar with the matter.

The group, known as Data Operations Annotations, was told that they would be relocating to Austin to merge with the Texas portion of the same team, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven’t been announced.