Apple, Inc. (AAPL), which lags behind its mega-cap tech peers in the artificial intelligence (AI) race, suffered a setback as Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reportedly poached one of its key AI personnel.

Ruoming Pang, who currently leads Apple's foundation AI models, is leaving to join Meta's Superintelligence Labs. Pang's departure underscores challenges in Apple's AI division and Meta's aggressive bid for AI supremacy.

Apple's top executive in charge of artificial intelligence models, Ruoming Pang, is leaving the company for Meta Platforms , Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.