Apple simply made a giant choice about the way forward for its in-house AI assistant.
In a assertion posted to X, Google and Apple confirmed that the previous’s Gemini AI fashions will function the idea for the way forward for Apple Intelligence. Meaning Gemini will “assist energy future Apple Intelligence options” together with the long-awaited AI improve for Siri, set to launch this yr.
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This can be a large deal as a result of, prior to now, Apple has labored with different AI fashions, most notably together with ChatGPT. The OpenAI flagship mannequin was built-in with Siri in late 2024, as a kind of stopgap resolution as Apple continues to work on the AI-infused model of Siri that has been in growth for just a few years now. Nonetheless, over the previous yr or so, Gemini overtook ChatGPT because the mannequin of selection in accordance with varied benchmarks and rankings. On condition that Apple is taken into account to be nicely behind the remainder of the competitors on AI options, it is smart for the iPhone maker to decide on Google’s mannequin over OpenAI’s.
Sadly, the assertion on X did not characteristic every other details about the AI Siri improve past a reiteration of the promise that it’s launching in 2026. Hopefully it is not lengthy earlier than we see the fruits of this distinctive collaboration between Apple and Google.
