Apple plans to use Nvidia Blackwell B200 chips through Google Cloud to power its new Gemini-enhanced Siri. The company will leverage Google's Gemini model for certain Siri responses, marking a significant shift in Apple's approach to AI processing and cloud partnerships away from its traditional in-house solutions.

Apple will implement Nvidia's confidential compute feature that encrypts data during processing on the chips. This security measure addresses Apple's privacy concerns while utilizing Google's AI infrastructure. The Blackwell architecture offers improved performance for large AI models with enhanced memory bandwidth and multi-GPU scaling compared to previous generations.

This partnership diverges from Apple's traditional strategy of controlling all critical components. Questions remain about how Apple's Private Cloud Compute system will integrate with this new approach. The move suggests Apple recognizes the need for specialized AI processing beyond its own capabilities for advanced AI features.