The “more intelligent” version of Siri that Apple plans to release later this year will be backed by Google’s Gemini language models, the company announced today. CNBC reports that the deal is part of a “multi-year partnership” between Apple and Google that will allow Apple to use Google’s AI models in its own software.

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) will use Google's Gemini models for its revamped Siri coming later this year under a ‌multi-year deal that deepens the tech giants' alliance in the artificial intelligence era and bolsters Alphabet's position in the race against OpenAI.

Following today’s announcement that Google’s Gemini will drive new Siri features, Elon Musk took to X to call it “an unreasonable concentration of power”.

Apple didn’t lose the AI race to Google. It won the chance to show us what ‘Apple Intelligence’ might actually look like. A few weeks ago, my iPhone woke me up at 3:30 a.m.

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