It is reported that Apple has listed 19 positions in the Seattle office. It covers machine learning, smart home, data science, natural language processing and many other AI related fields.
Previously, Apple had purchased a cloud computing startup named Union Bay Networks locally and launched its Seattle Engineering Office for the first time in 2014. Since then, this office has undergone several changes. After Apple acquired Turi in 2016, it indicated that The facility will be transformed into an artificial intelligence and machine learning center.
The expansion of Apple this time is obviously to strengthen its competitive advantage with technology giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, thus expanding its business in Seattle.