Source: Apple's Gemini deal is a cloud contract where it pays Google several billion dollars; a source says OpenAI declined to be Apple's custom model provider
Multibillion-dollar deal to secure Gemini models reflects cautious approach to infrastructure spending
Financial Times
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Discussion
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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@Techmeme OpenAI hadn't been in the running for a while and Apple decided not to work with them. And they picked Gemini because the gap closed with Anthropic - not OpenAI - and was cheaper. It's also a payment for the model itself. All of this is from months ago https://www.bloom…
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Gemini is winning
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@wavesblog
Simonetta Vezzoso
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“Apple's bet on Gemini echoes a deal cut two decades ago that made Google's search engine the default on Apple devices in return for a portion of its advertising revenue” www.ft.com/content/8033... that went very well indeed!
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@prietschka
Paul Rietschka
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Apple and Google will be the only two to come out of the AI collapse intact: Apple because they saw it for what it was and didn't participate, Google because they built out Gemini but also have other revenue streams/will be in position to capture what little market there is. [em…
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r/technology
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Gemini is winning: Three years after being caught off guard by ChatGPT, Gemini appears to have everything it needs to take down OpenAI and everyone else
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@benbajarin
Ben Bajarin
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👀Did OpenAI pull an Intel not wanting to make Apple custom processors? Reality though, I'd rather this be gemini because multi-modal is where Apple's implementation can shine and Gemini's is better.
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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can anyone give me a reason why OAI would say “No thank you Apple, we do not want our models to power Siri across 2.35 billion active apple devices” ? honest Q if there's something im missing. because this screams like a “you cant fire me i quit” leak
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@firstadopter
Tae Kim
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OH SNAP! 🤣 “It's two legacy players coming together, which makes sense for them,” added the person." [image]
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@yoda
Drew Olanoff
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Translation: OpenAI declined to meet certain demands/requirements to be Apple's customer model provider