Apple Partners with Google's Gemini AI to Revamp Siri After Failed Promises
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David Pierce
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Summary
Apple has partnered with Google to integrate Gemini AI technology into Siri, marking a significant shift in the AI assistant landscape after Apple's previous AI promises failed to materialize. The article discusses this major tech deal and its potential impact on the AI race, while also mentioning other tech news including publishers suing Google, Grok's deepfake scandal, and Meta ending its metaverse plans.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledApple made a deal: It tapped Google's Gemini technology to help it turn Siri into the assistant we were promised.
This deal's a big one, and it could change the landscape of the AI race going forward.
Apple showed it off in 2024, made commercials about it, and generally promised that AI would change the way we used our gadgets forever.
And then, well, none of that came to pass.
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