No Shell Games! Apple Responds Directly to the iOS 27 AI Controversy: Apple Foundation Models Are Fully Developed In-House
Apple released iOS 27 at WWDC26, and its deeply integrated artificial intelligence system, Apple Foundation Models (AFM), became the center of attention. In response to the criticism that AFM was merely a 'shell' of Google Gemini, Apple executives strongly rebutted: AFM is not a simple rebranding but a completely self-developed achievement, with only partial Gemini technology being referenced.