Apple Might Use Google Servers To Store Data For Its Upgraded AI Siri
(Monday March 02, 2026 @10:00PM (BeauHD)
from the underpowered-and-underutilized dept.)
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- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/03/02/2140230/apple-might-use-google-servers-to-store-data-for-its-upgraded-ai-siri
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Apple has reportedly [1]asked Google to look into "seting up servers" for a Gemini-powered upgrade to Siri that meets Apple's privacy standards. The Verge reports:
> Apple had already announced in January that Google's Gemini AI models would help power the upgraded version of Siri it delayed last year, but [2]The Information's report indicates Apple might lean even more on Google so it can catch up in AI.
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> The [3]original partnership announcement said that "the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology," and that the models would "help power future Apple Intelligence features," including "a more personalized Siri." While the announcement noted that Apple Intelligence would "continue to run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute," it didn't specify if the new Siri would run on Google's cloud.
Apple's Private Cloud Compute is not only underpowered but it's also [4]underutilized in its current state , notes 9to5Mac, "with the company only using about 10% of its capacity on average, leading to some already-manufactured Apple servers to be sitting dormant on warehouse shelves."
[1] https://www.theverge.com/tech/887802/apple-ai-siri-google-servers
[2] https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-discusses-google-hosting-new-siri-need-cloud-help-grows
[3] https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/joint-statement-google-apple/
[4] https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/02/some-apple-ai-servers-are-reportedly-sitting-unused-on-warehouse-shelves-due-to-low-apple-intelligence-usage/
> Apple had already announced in January that Google's Gemini AI models would help power the upgraded version of Siri it delayed last year, but [2]The Information's report indicates Apple might lean even more on Google so it can catch up in AI.
>
> The [3]original partnership announcement said that "the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology," and that the models would "help power future Apple Intelligence features," including "a more personalized Siri." While the announcement noted that Apple Intelligence would "continue to run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute," it didn't specify if the new Siri would run on Google's cloud.
Apple's Private Cloud Compute is not only underpowered but it's also [4]underutilized in its current state , notes 9to5Mac, "with the company only using about 10% of its capacity on average, leading to some already-manufactured Apple servers to be sitting dormant on warehouse shelves."
[1] https://www.theverge.com/tech/887802/apple-ai-siri-google-servers
[2] https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-discusses-google-hosting-new-siri-need-cloud-help-grows
[3] https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/joint-statement-google-apple/
[4] https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/02/some-apple-ai-servers-are-reportedly-sitting-unused-on-warehouse-shelves-due-to-low-apple-intelligence-usage/
Someone else's computer (Score:2)
by codebase7 ( 9682010 )
As if Google would actually make something up to Apple's privacy standards. The only thing that Apple has going for themselves with this deal is that they and Google are both American companies. So if you were trusting one of them already, there's no potential additional compromise by the US government. Beyond that, hope Apple's users are ready for more targeted advertising, training Google's AI models for free, etc.
Even if Apple could get Google to make something on paper, Apple had better hope that [1]Goog [amd.com]
[1] https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3019.html
Re: (Score:2)
by TwistedGreen ( 80055 )
Apple's privacy standards? What?
You realize that's all marketing bullshit, right?
Siri (Score:2)
I don't think I ever heard of Siri being used in a way that seemed useful to me.
It has been a voice assistant on an iPhone, to which you could, for example, dictate a message and have it sent - but you'd be anxious about the accuracy of the message, and about it being sent to the correct person.
I could imagine an "AI powered" Siri to which you could say "Buy me a mobile battery from a reputable maker at the cheapest price, so long as it arrives by Monday". I would imagine the AI powered Siri would be better
Re: (Score:2)
Well, Siri is pretty good at setting alarms! Maybe AI could help it set even *more* alarms!
Re: (Score:2)
> Well, Siri is pretty good at setting alarms! Maybe AI could help it set even *more* alarms!
I suppose it would be, rather than "Siri - Set an alarm for 7am tomorrow", it would be "AI Siri - [Given what you know about my schedule, my commute time, where I am now, and how much sleep I need] Set an alarm for tomorrow".
Or perhaps AI Siri might even take the initiative to set an appropriate alarm for tomorrow if it considers it a good idea.
AI Siri: Good morning Fred. I have cancelled your first meeting this morning, having judged the other party to be untrustworthy, and have instead allowed you to slee
Re: (Score:2)
Having it order me an anti aircraft missile battery would be pretty alarming.
Re: Siri (Score:1)
Or it could just buy the batteries from the single worst place to buy batteries from, because seemingly 9 times out of 10, they're counterfeit relabeled fire hazards from Alibaba: Amazon.