Apple Can Distill Google Gemini for On-Device AI Models — Partnership 'Deeper Than Previously Known'

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The Information reports that Apple's Google AI deal gives Apple 'complete access' to the Gemini model in Google's data centers, including the ability to distill it into smaller, efficient models that run on-device without internet. Apple feeds Gemini's reasoning outputs and task results to train compact models with Gemini-like performance but lower compute requirements — purpose-built for Siri and Apple Intelligence features. The partnership is 'deeper than previously known,' giving Apple 'a lot more freedom with Google's tech' than expected, effectively letting Apple customize frontier-class intelligence for edge deployment.