Apple just made a big decision about the future of its in-house AI assistant.
In a statement posted to X, Google and Apple confirmed that the former’s Gemini AI models will serve as the basis for the future of Apple Intelligence. That means Gemini will “help power future Apple Intelligence features” including the long-awaited AI upgrade for Siri, set to launch this year.
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This is a big deal because, in the past, Apple has worked with other AI models, most notably including ChatGPT. The OpenAI flagship model was integrated with Siri in late 2024, as a sort of stopgap solution as Apple continues to work on the AI-infused version of Siri that has been in development for a few years now. However, over the past year or so, Gemini overtook ChatGPT as the model of choice according to various benchmarks and rankings. Given that Apple is considered to be well behind the rest of the competition on AI features, it makes sense for the iPhone maker to choose Google’s model over OpenAI’s.
Unfortunately, the statement on X didn’t feature any other information about the AI Siri upgrade beyond a reiteration of the promise that it is launching in 2026. Hopefully it isn’t long before we see the fruits of this unique collaboration between Apple and Google.
