Apple has been quietly working on its own AI chips and has also been in talks with OpenAI and Google to integrate their chatbots, ChatGPT and Gemini, into the next version of iOS. The company is reportedly finalizing an agreement with OpenAI. Apple has also recruited at least 36 former Google employees with AI expertise since 2018.
Key takeaways:
- Apple executives, after testing OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, realized that Siri needs an upgrade.
- Apple's software chiefs, Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea, spent weeks using ChatGPT before making the decision to upgrade Siri.
- Apple is expected to unveil its AI offerings at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference.
- Apple is in talks with both OpenAI and Google to integrate their chatbots, ChatGPT and Gemini, in the next version of iOS.