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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) may be taking its partnership with Google (GOOG) a step further as it works to upgrade Siri, with reports suggesting the collaboration could extend beyond AI models and into cloud infrastructure.
After confirming plans to tap Google’s AI technology for the next version of Siri, Apple is now said to be exploring whether Google Cloud could help power parts of the revamped assistant behind the scenes. According to reports, Google has already evaluated setting up servers in its own data centers to support the effort, while agreeing to comply with Apple’s strict privacy requirements.
Google Cloud already works with Apple in certain areas, including storage services and training some of Apple’s internal AI models. Rather than dramatically expanding its own data center footprint, Apple appears to be leaning toward a hybrid strategy that blends its private cloud with outside providers like Google and Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ:AMZN).
