Why does Apple’s Siri AI still only speak English?
Apple’s latest Siri AI, after 27 months of waiting, has finally gone live. However, the first batch of test versions only support English—you need to enable it manually and join a queue. Other languages such as French and Japanese are expected to launch in October, while Chinese users will have to keep waiting.
Even more surprising is that this time Siri’s core technology does not come from Apple’s own in-house research, but from a collaboration with Google using the Gemini model. Apple pays roughly $1 billion per year for this, and the model reaches a scale of 1.2 trillion parameters. While the partnership helps protect user privacy, it also raises questions about Apple’s ability to develop AI independently.
Will Apple’s strategy of relying on external technology affect its long-term competitiveness in the AI space?
#宏观经济 #Regulatory Updates
Apple’s latest Siri AI, after 27 months of waiting, has finally gone live. However, the first batch of test versions only support English—you need to enable it manually and join a queue. Other languages such as French and Japanese are expected to launch in October, while Chinese users will have to keep waiting.
Even more surprising is that this time Siri’s core technology does not come from Apple’s own in-house research, but from a collaboration with Google using the Gemini model. Apple pays roughly $1 billion per year for this, and the model reaches a scale of 1.2 trillion parameters. While the partnership helps protect user privacy, it also raises questions about Apple’s ability to develop AI independently.
Will Apple’s strategy of relying on external technology affect its long-term competitiveness in the AI space?
#宏观经济 #Regulatory Updates
