It’s fascinating how Microsoft always benefits no matter what other large companies do. The Redmond giant has established itself remarkably well across multiple domains. For instance, Microsoft Game Stack offers essential tools for game development, and Azure seems ubiquitous almost everywhere you look. It has even been suggested that Apple’s intelligence works with the help of Microsoft Azure.
Apple has taken a significant leap towards deeply integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its devices. At the recent WWDC 2024 event, the company unveiled a partnership with OpenAI, aiming to elevate Siri to a new level powered by ChatGPT.
OpenAI and Apple, an initial collaboration for Apple Intelligence
While Apple’s partnership with OpenAI is strong, the company remains open to future collaborations with Google and Anthropic, exploring the potential integration of Gemini and Claude into the iPhone ecosystem.
Craig Federighi, Apple’s software chief, hinted at the possibility of integrating Google’s Gemini model, emphasizing users’ interest in models specialized for tasks like creative writing or programming.
Apple’s Private Cloud Computing system represents a breakthrough in AI privacy. The company assures that user data will not be used to train its AI models. It follows a similar approach to Microsoft’s Windows Recall AI feature by keeping the core operation on the device.
Microsoft Azure Cloud Infrastructure
Despite the assurance of privacy, it has been revealed that OpenAI’s AI features for Apple are exclusively hosted on Microsoft’s Azure cloud. This raises questions about which functions will be managed by Apple’s private cloud and which ones by Azure.
Microsoft, one of the earliest and most prominent investors in OpenAI, has integrated AI into most of its products and services. Rumors suggest that Microsoft could evolve into a kind of “glorified IT department” for OpenAI. OpenAI’s dependence on Microsoft means that some of OpenAI’s resources are flowing to the Redmond giant.
