Apple Reportedly Plans to Use Custom Google Gemini AI for Siri Features
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Summary
Apple is reportedly planning to use a custom version of Google's Gemini AI model to power certain Siri features, particularly for summarization and planning tasks. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple will pay Google around $1 billion annually for access to the technology, which will run on Apple's Private Cloud Compute servers while continuing to use in-house models for other Siri features. The custom Gemini model will reportedly use 1.2 trillion parameters to inform its responses.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledApple is preparing to power its AI-upgraded Siri with a custom version of Google's Gemini AI model, according to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
The iPhone maker will reportedly pay Google around $1 billion annually to gain access to the technology, which will generate summaries and perform planning-related tasks.
Apple will run the custom Gemini model on its Private Cloud Compute servers, though it will continue to use in-house models to power some Siri features.
Gurman reports that the Gemini model will use 1.2 trillion parameters to help inform its responses.
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