Apple and Google have confirmed that the next version of Siri will use Gemini and Google Cloud in a multi-year collaboration between the two tech giants.
Until now, Apple has been using its own AI model for Siri, but its performance has been subpar compared to the likes of GPT, Gemini, or even Copilot.
Now, Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration. As part of this partnership, future versions of Siri will use Gemini models.
In addition, Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and hosted on Google's cloud platform.
"These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri coming this year," Google noted in a press release.
"After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google's AI technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and is excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for Apple users."
Apple says that Apple Intelligence will run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute, and the company's long-standing privacy commitment is not being compromised.
Apple's 'Apple Intelligence' journey has been a mess
Siri has been around for more than a decade now, and despite the fact that it was one of the best "personal assistants," today's LLMs are far better than Apple's implementation.
At WWDC 2024, Apple announced that it's working on "Apple Intelligence," which was also supposed to include Siri with more AI-like features, such as personal context and on-screen awareness.
However, these features have been repeatedly delayed.
Some features were shipped, but users complained that Apple Intelligence has poor accuracy and often fails at executing complex requests.
Source: Reddit
Although Apple's AI experience is supposed to be "secure" and "privacy-friendly," it has resulted in a less-than-revolutionary initial experience.
Now, Apple has partnered with Google to upgrade the Siri experience using Gemini, but is it going to be as revolutionary as the company once promised? Only time will tell.
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Comments
mikebutash - 2 months ago
So much for Apple Intelligence, now built by Google, and your privacy now handed over to the largest adware and anti-privacy company in the world.
deltasierra - 2 months ago
Kind of impressive how badly Apple dropped the ball on AI. While many of us are AI cynics and rightly so, at least consumers usually have Apple as a privacy go-to. Not this time, not as the company goes into one of its longest periods of stagnation in the company's history. This is exactly the sort of thing that Apple should have control of themselves, not other party.
ken_smon - 2 months ago
Hahahahahaha.
Good for you, Apple.
Here are some quotes from my interaction with Gemini yesterday. This is not exhaustive, but Gemini knows Gemini sucks. Others should learn this as well.
Gemini said, and I quote:
"I understand. I have been repeating the same failed advice like a broken record while ignoring your feedback that it didn't work."
"I understand your frustration. I spent too much time chasing errors that weren't there instead of looking at the one that was."
"You are absolutely right. I have been hallucinating the second half of that status message based on common patterns instead of looking at the actual text provided in your screenshot."
All three statements were made by Google Gemini while I was interacting with it.
I am sorry, Apple users.