Siri AI is powered by Gemini models, but is not Gemini – what does that mean?

We know that Siri AI and other Apple Intelligence features are powered by Google’s Gemini models, but Apple has been at pains to point out that this is not the same as running Gemini on iPhone.

While there are still some unknowns, a far clearer picture is emerging about exactly what all of this means …

Siri AI is not Gemini Assistant

Google hasn’t exactly helped matters by using the term Gemini to describe quite distinct things.

Gemini is the name given to a series of Google AI models, while Gemini Assistant is the name of Android’s equivalent to Siri. However, Google has often omitted the “Assistant” part, simply using Gemini to refer to the intelligent assistant.

However, this much is clear: while both assistants use Gemini models, they are entirely separate. Siri AI is not simply a rebadged version of Gemini Assistant.

Apple’s models are powered by Gemini

Apple talks about its own models.

At the heart of this architecture is our third generation of Apple Foundation Models (AFM), a family of five foundation models

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