Apple will reportedly unveil its Gemini-powered Siri assistant in February

We’re about to get our first real look at the results The recently announced AI partnership between Apple and GoogleAccording to Bloomberg Mark Gurman.

Gurman reported that Apple plans to announce a new version of Siri in the second half of February. Using Google’s Gemini AI models, this Siri update will be the first of its kind Promises made by Apple in June 2024With the ability to complete tasks by accessing the user’s personal data and the content that appears on the screen.

And that’s before a bigger upgrade that Apple plans to announce in June, at its Worldwide Developers Conference, Gorman says. This version of Siri is meant to be more conversational, similar to other chatbots like ChatGPT, and can run directly on Google’s cloud infrastructure.

Previous reports indicated that Apple was struggling to get its AI strategy back on track. In fact, Gorman says Apple’s Mike Rockwell told members of the organization’s team over the summer that one of Gorman’s previous reports was “bulls.” But with the Google partnership as well The recent passing of Apple’s head of artificial intelligence, John GiannandreaIt seems that the company has already found a new direction.