Apple is reportedly considering using Google's AI assistant, Gemini to power the revamped Siri, according to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. It's one potential step in ending the Apple vs Google war as they turn their attention to facing OpenAI.
Gurman claims Apple is in talks with Google to create a custom AI model that "would serve as the foundation for a new Siri" in 2026. Allegedly, Google has already started developing a model that can run on Apple's servers.
The talks are exploratory, so nothing formal has been decided yet, and it appears this negotiation is separate from other deals Apple already has in place with Google, including one that is supposed to bring the existing Gemini assistant to iPhones before the end of this year.
The iPhone maker recently approached Alphab