… Instead, Apple is licensing a Google Gemini model to help improve its own Apple Foundation Models. So Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple's own models, but those models will now be better. …
… Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian talking about Apple at Google Cloud Next 26 - Image Credit: Google/YouTube In January, Apple confirmed that it had entered into a multi-year deal with Google to use the Gemini model to create Apple& 039;s Foundation Models. …
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… That was before the partnership with Google Gemini, however, which has previously been rumored to extend to Apple using Google Cloud. According to The Information , this partnership does include Google Cloud, and consequently Google's servers running Nvidia Blackwell B200 chips. …
… Google Gemini has been helping Apple improve its Apple Foundation Models ahead of WWDC You can bet that there& 039;s a clause in the contract that limits how much Google can say. So maybe that& 039;s why Apple was not mentioned once. …
… Apple has confirmed the end result is pure Apple technology and code. When you interact with Apple Foundation Models, you never touch a drop of Google code, Gemini agents, or even Google Search. It's Apple software all the way down. …
… So for instance, while it is undeniably true that Google Maps shows more detail in southern Lebanon than Apple Maps, where the two match, Google even spells names differently. Apple Maps left showing fewer details than Google Maps right . …
… One thing that Apple and Google have in common But Apple and Google& 039;s roadmaps both face the same credibility test. And these Apple Intelligence changes have a familiar feeling, one that can be felt with Google& 039;s Gemini Intelligence announcements. …
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