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The Apple Silicon transition isn\u2019t just stopping at mass-producing workstation-based chipsets, because the technology giant is said to be working on a\u00a0new chip codenamed \u2018Baltra,\u2019 with its primary function focused on AI inference<\/a>. Now, according to one analyst, the Cupertino firm will commence the mass production of these in-house server chips in the second half of 2026.<\/p>\n This update arrives shortly after it was reported that Apple had entered into an\u00a0agreement with Google to leverage its Gemini model for the revamped version of Siri<\/a>. The development of these in-house server SoCs has been talked about for a couple of years, with the same analyst pointing out two challenges for the iPhone maker concerning its AI development roadmap. In short, artificial intelligence is expected to become a pivotal element of hardware and software, with the technology titan severely missing out at this time.<\/p>\n