Google Is Introducing Its Own Version of Apple's Private AI Cloud Compute
(Tuesday November 11, 2025 @10:30PM (BeauHD)
from the fortified-spaces dept.)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/12/0137208/google-is-introducing-its-own-version-of-apples-private-ai-cloud-compute
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Google has [1]unveiled Private AI Compute, a cloud platform designed to [2]deliver advanced AI capabilities while preserving user privacy . As The Verge notes, the feature is "virtually identical to Apple's [3]Private Cloud Compute ." From the report:
> Many Google products run AI features like translation, audio summaries, and chatbot assistants, on-device, meaning data doesn't leave your phone, Chromebook, or whatever it is you're using. This isn't sustainable, Google says, as advancing AI tools need more reasoning and computational power than devices can supply. The compromise is to ship more difficult AI requests to a cloud platform, called Private AI Compute, which it describes as a "secure, fortified space" offering the same degree of security you'd expect from on-device processing. Sensitive data is available "only to you and no one else, not even Google."
[1] https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-private-ai-compute/
[2] https://www.theverge.com/news/818364/google-private-ai-compute
[3] https://security.apple.com/blog/private-cloud-compute/
> Many Google products run AI features like translation, audio summaries, and chatbot assistants, on-device, meaning data doesn't leave your phone, Chromebook, or whatever it is you're using. This isn't sustainable, Google says, as advancing AI tools need more reasoning and computational power than devices can supply. The compromise is to ship more difficult AI requests to a cloud platform, called Private AI Compute, which it describes as a "secure, fortified space" offering the same degree of security you'd expect from on-device processing. Sensitive data is available "only to you and no one else, not even Google."
[1] https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-private-ai-compute/
[2] https://www.theverge.com/news/818364/google-private-ai-compute
[3] https://security.apple.com/blog/private-cloud-compute/
Trust (Score:2)
by Ender_Wiggin ( 180793 )
And just why should I trust this?
Re: (Score:2)
by h33t l4x0r ( 4107715 )
Trust Google not spying you mean? Someone smarter than either of us (that we both trust) will need to audit the software I imagine.
So what they're saying is (Score:3)
by ddtmm ( 549094 )
We value your business so much, we're willing to spend billions on data centers and you get to use them free, and we're not going to harvest your data at all, no strings attached. Just the kind of goodwill we're devoted to.
Apple is actually ahead on (Score:1)
by Tablizer ( 95088 )
something in AI? That's surprising, they've been slow to jump on the LLM bandwagon. Maybe dragging their feet will look like the right move after the bubble pops.
Re: (Score:2)
by h33t l4x0r ( 4107715 )
You realize that things don't disappear when bubbles pop, right? They just temporarily lose value. Dot coms are still here, housing is still here...
Surprise!! (Score:2)
Another AI product I don't want, don't need and didn't ask for.
The hits just keep coming!
Re: (Score:2)
I don't. My working days are over.
That has its pros and cons. In my case, the cons are rather significant. I'd rather be working.