Google AI deal revealed, including Gemini changes: report
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Key Points:
- Apple has secured extensive access and freedom to use and modify Google's Gemini AI models, allowing them to run these models in their own data centers and create smaller, task-specific versions for on-device use.
- The process of "distillation" enables Apple to produce streamlined AI models that maintain much of Gemini's performance while requiring less computing power, improving efficiency and speed on Apple devices.
- Apple’s smaller, distilled models can mimic Gemini’s internal computations, not just its outputs, enhancing the effectiveness of on-device AI without relying heavily on cloud processing.
- Despite this partnership, Apple’s Foundation Models team continues to pursue in-house AI development, though their current objectives remain unclear.
- Apple plans to showcase significant Siri enhancements at WWDC in June, including features like conversation memory and proactive suggestions based on user context, such as traffic alerts before airport pickups.
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