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Apple has Google has chosen Gemini to power the next version of SiriIt will come later this year, the two companies said in a joint statement on Monday.
Apple and Google Siri deal After months of rumours saying that iPhone The manufacturer chose Gemini to deliver Siri over OpenAI’s ChatGPT. A report in November said that Apple would pay Google 1 billion dollars annually Because of Google’s prowess in the field of artificial intelligence. It helps that the release of Gemini 3 last November had a major impact and is said to have put OpenAI in “code red” mode.
“After careful evaluation, Apple has determined that Google’s Al technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple’s Foundation models and is excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for Apple users,” the statement issued Monday said. “Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple devices and private clouds, while maintaining Apple’s industry-leading privacy standards.”
Google referred to the joint statement when asked for comment. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Despite being one of the most valuable companies in the world, Apple is lagging behind in the AI race. Rather than developing its own foundational models, as reports have suggested It wasn’t going wellApple instead Worked with OpenAI to power Apple’s intelligence. Even with Siri updated within Apple Intelligence, Apple’s artificial intelligence assistant Didn’t live up to expectationsalthough later It proves to be more useful.
Apple’s deal with Google also marries two American tech giants that were already exchanging billions of dollars. during Department of Justice antitrust prosecution against GoogleCourt documents showed that Google paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to ensure that Google Search remains the default search engine across Apple devices. Now, some of that money will flow back to Google so Siri can get a much-needed boost.
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