Apple to use Google's AI model to run new Siri
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It looks like Apple finally has a plan for its long-awaited Siri overhaul. According to reporting from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company’s next-generation digital assistant will be powered by Google’s Gemini AI.
A $1 billion-a-year partnership supports next-level intelligence for Siri, which many believe had fallen behind in the AI race.
Apple's CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the Apple Intelligence-powered Siri upgrade could finally arrive next year.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
An enhanced, more conversational Siri has to be high on the list of user requests. While AI in general is a real mixed bag — Google included — and people are unlikely to stop buying iPhones over it, Apple has promised to deliver not once but twice. Miss it again and the company might get a rep.
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company’s next-generation Siri remains on track for its 2026 debut, adding that Apple plans to expand its AI partnerships to strengthen the Apple Intelligence ecosystem.