We’re about to get our first real look at the results The recently announced AI partnership between Apple and GoogleAccording to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Gurman reports that Apple plans to announce a new version of Siri in the second half of February. This Siri update will reportedly be the first to use Google’s Gemini AI models Apple promised June 2024including the ability to complete tasks by accessing user personal data and on-screen content.
And that’s ahead of even bigger upgrades that Apple plans to announce at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Gurman said. This version of Siri is supposed to be more conversational in the style of other chatbots like ChatGPT, and it could run directly on Google’s cloud infrastructure.
Previous reports suggested that Apple was struggling to get its AI strategy back on-track. In fact, Gurman said that Apple’s Mike Rockwell told foundation team members over the summer that one of Gurman’s earlier reports was “bulls-t.” But in addition to the Google partnership The recent departure of Apple’s AI chief John GianandreaIt seems the company has really found a new direction.