Apple has revealed plans to use a 1.2 trillion-parameter artificial intelligence model developed by Alphabet’s Google to help revamp its Siri voice assistant, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
After an evaluation, the companies are finalising a deal that would have Apple pay about $1 billion a year for access to Google’s technology, the report said. As part of the deal, the iPhone maker will use Google’s Gemini model as a stopgap until its own systems are ready, Bloomberg reported.
The model’s 1.2 trillion parameters, a measure of AI model complexity, would dwarf Apple’s current systems. Siri has historically been less capable than Alexa and Google Assistant at handling complex, multi-step requests and integrating with third‑party apps.
The deal is separate from earlier discussions about integrating Gemini directly into Siri as a chatbot, the report said. The partnership will not bring Google AI search into Apple’s operating systems.
In March, Apple said AI improvements to Siri would be delayed until 2026, and did not give a reason for the setback.
