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Apple is in talks with the startup shrinking a 27B AI model onto an iPhone

Apple is in early talks with PrismML, a startup that shrinks large AI models to run directly on a phone. The company's on-device AI pitch could help Apple keep more of Siri's work off the cloud.

Apple is in talks with the startup shrinking a 27B AI model onto an iPhone

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Apple is in early talks with PrismML, a startup that shrinks large AI models to run directly on a phone.

The company's on-device AI pitch could help Apple keep more of Siri's work off the cloud.

PrismML chief executive Babak Hassibi told CNBC that Apple and other companies were evaluating its technology.

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Apple is in early talks with PrismML, a startup that shrinks large AI models to run directly on a phone. The company's on-device AI pitch could help Apple keep more of Siri's work off the cloud. PrismML chief executive Babak Hassibi told CNBC that Apple and other companies were evaluating its technology.

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