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Apple chooses Google’s Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT to power next-gen Siri
Apple goes with Google’s tech despite using OpenAI’s ChatGPT elsewhere in iOS.
TL;DR
- Apple will integrate Google's Gemini language models into a more intelligent version of Siri.
- This integration is part of a multi-year partnership between Apple and Google.
- Apple will pay Google an estimated $1 billion per year for access to its AI models.
- The Gemini model will operate on Apple's Private Cloud Compute servers to protect user data.
- Apple tested models from OpenAI and Anthropic before selecting Gemini.
- The AI-powered Siri was delayed from its initial 2024 promise due to reliability issues.
- The updated Siri is expected in future releases of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.