Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Apple and Google Announce Multi-Year Gemini Partnership to Power Apple AI and Revamped Siri

Apple says its AI will continue on devices via Private Cloud Compute.

Overview

  • In a joint statement, the companies said Apple’s next-generation Foundation Models will be based on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology.
  • The deal will help deliver a more personalized version of Siri later this year as part of future Apple Intelligence features.
  • Apple emphasized a hybrid approach that keeps processing on devices and within its Private Cloud Compute to uphold its privacy standards.
  • Neither company disclosed financial or technical terms, and previously reported figures such as roughly $1 billion per year remain unconfirmed.
  • Apple told CNBC its existing ChatGPT integration is unchanged, and market reaction saw Alphabet briefly surpass a $4 trillion valuation.