Overview

• Apple has held early-stage talks with Anthropic and OpenAI to train their large language models on its Private Cloud Compute infrastructure for Siri testing.
• Negotiations with Anthropic over a multibillion-dollar annual fee remain unresolved, prompting Apple to weigh OpenAI’s ChatGPT as an alternative.
• No final decision has been made as Apple continues parallel development of its in-house “LLM Siri” project scheduled for a 2026 launch.
• Leadership changes last spring placed Mike Rockwell in charge of Siri after Apple’s internal AI fell short of quality benchmarks.
• The initiative reflects competitive pressure from rivals and Apple’s emphasis on on-device processing to protect user data.