Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke publicly for the first time on Thursday about the collaboration with Google that will upgrade the Siri voice assistant with the Gemini AI. After announcing record quarterly revenue and profits on Thursday, Apple’s CEO held a conference call with investors, and artificial intelligence came up repeatedly — not surprisingly. “We’re bringing [artificial] intelligence to more of what people love, and we’re integrating it across the operating system in a personal and private way,” said the Apple CEO. Whenever he answered an analyst’s question about the AI deal between Apple and Google, he always brought up privacy. Apple isn’t giving up AI researchCook’s comments also included a mention that Apple management didn’t grudgingly turn to Google for AI help.