DarwinAI, a company known for making deep neural networks smaller and more efficient, has been snapped up by Apple prior to the release AI features in iOS 18.
According to Bloomberg, Apple purchased the startup earlier this year, though the deal hasn’t been officially announced. Many of DarwinAI’s employees have joined Apple’s artificial intelligence division.
As a result of the acquisition, Alexander Wong, an AI researcher from the University of Waterloo who contributed to the DarwinAI’s development, has signed on as a director in Apple’s AI department.
