Apple Can Create Smaller On-Device AI Models From Google's Gemini

Google access Apple received complete access to Gemini, google gave Apple complete access to the Gemini model in Google’s data centers.

Model distillation Apple distills smaller models from Gemini outputs, apple can use Gemini outputs and reasoning traces to train smaller models.

On-device models Apple can design on-device models that run offline, the distilled models can be designed to run on Apple devices without internet connection.

Gemini tuning Gemini is tuned for chatbot and coding uses, gemini has been tuned for chatbot and coding applications, which does not always match Apple’s needs.

Siri integration Apple is relying on Gemini for the smarter Siri on iOS 27, apple plans to use Gemini models for the more advanced chatbot version of Siri planned for iOS 27.