Adam Cheyer
Co-founder of Siri Inc. (born c. 1966)
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::summary Co-founder of Siri Inc. (born c. 1966) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Adam Cheyer |
| image | File:Adam Cheyer, 2008.png |
| caption | Adam Cheyer, Co-Founder of Siri |
| birth_date | 1966-1967 |
| fields | Artificial intelligence |
| workplaces | Apple, Inc. |
| Siri | |
| SRI International | |
| Change.org | |
| Genetic Finance/Sentient Technologies | |
| alma_mater | Sharon High School |
| Brandeis University | |
| UCLA | |
| known_for | Siri, CALO |
| :: |
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Early life and education
Cheyer attended Sharon High School, in Sharon, Massachusetts. After graduating in 1984, Cheyer earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Brandeis University in 1988, and a master's degree in computer science and artificial intelligence from UCLA in 1993.
Career
Prior to Siri, he was a computer scientist and project director in SRI International's Artificial Intelligence Center, where he was the Chief Architect on the CALO project. Cheyer was also a member of the founding team at Change.org and a founder of Sentient Technologies (formerly Genetic Finance).
Adam left the Siri team in 2012 and founded Viv Labs, which was acquired by Samsung in 2016.
After leaving Samsung, Adam Cheyer co-founded GamePlanner.AI with Siamak Hodjat, which was acquired by Airbnb in late 2023. As of May 2024, Adam is the VP of AI Experience at Airbnb.
Selected publications
References
References
- (2012-09-11). "Apple Said to Lose Cheyer, Co-Creator of Siri Voice Unit". [[Bloomberg L.P..
- Stodola, Barbara. (2011-11-22). "A Michigan City success story: Former resident Dag Kittlaus, an Elston grad, creates Siri for Apple". [[The News-Dispatch]].
- Boran, Marie. (2011-11-16). "iRobot". [[The Irish Times]].
- "About". Adam Cheyer.
- Sharon High School (Sharon, Mass ). (1984). "The Marsengold". Sharon High School.
- "Adam Cheyer". [[SRI International]] [[Artificial Intelligence Center]].
- Veneziani, Vince. (2007-02-07). "Social Networking For Change(.org)". [[TechCrunch]].
- (August 2025). "Sentient Team". Sentient Technologies, LLC.}}{{Dead link.
- Gage, Deborah. (2014-11-24). "Artificial Intelligence Company Sentient Emerges From Stealth". Wall Street Journal.
- (2012-09-12). "Apple Said to Lose Cheyer, Co-Creator of Siri Voice Unit". [[TechPanda]].
- Smith, Chris. (2017-06-08). "The inside story of how Apple's Siri lost the lead". [[Boy Genius Report]].
- Panzarino, Matthew. (2016-10-05). "Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple's Siri".
- (2023-11-17). "Who knows what GamePlanner does, but Airbnb just bought the company". [[TechCrunch]].
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