Apple’s AI partnership with Google is reportedly much broader than previously understood, giving Apple deep access to Gemini inside its own data centers and the ability to build smaller, customized versions of the model for specific Siri tasks. That would let Apple use distillation to create faster, more efficient models that can run on devices instead of relying as heavily on the cloud. The piece also says this is not a full surrender of Apple’s in-house AI ambitions, since its Foundation Models team is still working on internal efforts, even if its exact direction is unclear. It adds that Apple is still expected to unveil major Siri upgrades at WWDC in June, including memory for past conversations and more proactive suggestions based on a user’s situation.


