Apple (AAPL) revealed last month it planned to partner with Google (GOOG)(GOOGL) and utilize the tech giant’s artificial intelligence models to run its next version of Siri.
The Tim Cook-led company is also exploring the utilization of Google’s extensive cloud network to help run the upgraded version of Siri, according to a report today by The Information. Google has already investigated setting up servers in its data centers, according to people familiar with the matter. Google plans to abide by Apple’s robust privacy standards.
Google Cloud already provides some services for Apple, such as online storage and the training for some of Apple’s in-house AI models, the report said. Rather than invest heavily in its own data center presence, financial leaders within Apple have opted to pursue a hybrid model, using a combination of Apple’s private cloud and cloud providers such as Google and Amazon Web Services (AMZN).