Meta Platforms has hired Frank Chu, a veteran Apple executive who oversaw the iPhone maker’s artificial-intelligence teams for cloud infrastructure, model training and search, according to Bloomberg. Chu will become part of Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, the new division charged with building advanced AI systems. Chu is at least the sixth senior Apple AI specialist to defect to Meta in roughly seven weeks, following the July arrival of Ruoming Pang, who was lured with a reported $200 million compensation package. The rapid succession of hires underscores Meta’s aggressive talent raid on Apple at a time when both companies race to build large-scale generative AI capabilities. The recruitment comes despite Meta’s pledge to slow overall hiring and freeze many roles. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has said the company will still make exceptions for strategic positions, highlighting the escalating competition — and escalating price tags — for top AI expertise even amid broader cost controls across the technology sector.