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Apple and Google Deepen AI Partnership: Gemini to Power Siri
Apple and Google have announced a multi-year partnership that will see Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model integrated into Apple’s Siri digital assistant. While financial details remain undisclosed,
Bloomberg
reports Apple will pay Google approximately $1 billion annually for access to the technology. This collaboration significantly reshapes the landscape of smartphone AI,with both Samsung and Apple now relying on Google’s AI solutions.
Elon Musk Criticizes the Deal
Despite Apple’s shift from OpenAI’s chatgpt to Google’s Gemini, the strongest criticism of the deal has come from Elon Musk.
On his platform, X (formerly Twitter), Musk described the agreement as an
“unacceptable concentration of power” given Google’s existing control over Android and Chrome.
rollout and Market Impact
The integration of Gemini into Siri is expected to be released to users with a major iOS update later in 2024. The declaration has been positively received by investors, briefly pushing Google’s market capitalization above $4 trillion. More on this