Apple brings a fully revamped Siri built on Google's Gemini, but not to the EU
Source: The Decoder (opens in a new tab) · Maximilian Schreiner
Intel Summary
Apple has begun rolling out its revamped Siri assistant, powered by Google's Gemini models. The hybrid architecture executes tasks partially on-device and partially via Apple's Private Cloud Compute. Early feedback highlights improved multi-step request handling and screen awareness, alongside issues with hallucinations and personal context retrieval. The feature is currently unavailable in the European Union.
Why It Matters
The integration marks a major strategic reliance by Apple on Google's foundation models to upgrade its core consumer interface. Regional exclusion in the EU underscores ongoing regulatory barriers for advanced AI rollouts, while reported hallucinations reflect persisting reliability challenges in consumer-facing assistant deployments.
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