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Apple (AAPL, Financials) may broaden its recent artificial intelligence partnership with Google to include cloud services, according to a report.
Apple revealed last month that it will leverage Google’s AI algorithms to make the next version of Siri, its voice assistant.
The source stated that Apple is also looking into using Google’s cloud infrastructure as part of the deal, which may bring the two tech firms even closer together.
The change would be a change in Apple’s AI approach as it tries to make Siri better at what it does while competition in generative AI heats up. Apple could speed up improvements utilizing Google’s models instead of having to create all of its own systems.
As competition for AI-related workloads heats up, any move into cloud services might affect other big players like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
Investors will probably look for further information on the deal and its breadth at Apple’s next product or developer updates.
