2024-03-19 03:14:42
Is Google’s text AI “Gemini” coming to the iPhone? Possibly. According to media reports, Apple is negotiating with Google to add new functions to iOS 18.
Apple’s new mobile operating system iOS 18 is expected to be released next fall and could feature AI features from Google. Both companies are in discussions, reports “Bloomberg”, citing people familiar with the situation.
What does that mean specifically? Apple wants to license Google’s text AI “Gemini” in order to equip its iPhone software with its functions. In addition to Google, Apple has also held discussions with the ChatGPT company OpenAI, it is said.
Millions of new users for Google
For Google, a collaboration with the iPhone manufacturer could mean an enormous increase in millions of new users, writes “Bloomberg”. The advantage for Apple: Even if the company is not yet ready with its own technology, it can offer important AI functions.
Spokespeople for Apple and Google declined to comment on the matter. OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment.
Apple’s “Ajax” is far behind Google’s AI model
Apple has been testing its own large language model, codenamed “Ajax,” since last year, it is said. A simple chatbot called Apple GPT is also being tried out internally.
The US antitrust authorities could have reservations about a partnership between Google and Apple on AI. The current deal between the two companies, whereby Apple makes Google search the default in its Safari browser and receives millions for it, is already the focus of a lawsuit by the US Department of Justice.