Apple’s big unveiling of iOS 27, the new Siri, and other WWDC reveals are little more than one week away. And today, a new report has fresh details on how Apple’s partnership with Google for AI features is being implemented behind the scenes.
Report details how Apple plans to implement new AI features behind-the-scenes
Today The Information has a wide-ranging report from Aaron Tilley on what to expect from Apple’s AI announcements at WWDC. It focuses on the core technologies behind the features Apple will announce, not the features themselves.
The report stresses that Apple will continue touting on-device processing as a priority for its next wave of AI features. It says, “Apple is using a version of Google’s large Gemini model to train a smaller version of the model that can run locally on Apple devices, a process known as distillation.” Tilley adds:
Apple is also on the lookout to acquire smaller companies that can assist in the effort of shrinking down AI models to run on its devices, people familiar with the company said. One such company it has considered acquiring is Liquid AI, a Cambridge, Mass.-based startup specializing in running AI locally on devices, said people familiar with Apple’s strategy.
