Apple Has Reportedly Partnered with Alibaba to co-Deevelop Artificial Intelligence (AI) Features for its iPhone and other devices in china. As per the report, the cupertino-based tech giant went through multiple ai-focused companies before finally selecting alibaba. The duo has reportedly co-degrael ai features that Cater to Apple’s Chinese User Base, and it is currently awaiting regulating regulatory approval. There is still no time frame for when apple intelligence could make a debut in the region. Notable, A Report Earlier this month claimed that the company was also considering Deepsek for the Role.
Apple Reportedly Partners with Alibaba over Ai
The information Reported That the tech giant has selected alibaba as its ai partner in China, and will be working togeether to introduce ai features in its devices. Citing unnamed people with direct knowledge of the decision, the publication also claimd that the iPhone maker has alredy co-deeeloped ai features with Alibaba,
While no details about the developed ai features were shared, the report claimd that the features were submitted to China’s Cyberspace regulator for Approle. Notably, any ai model or ai-powered feature is required to be approved by the chinese government before it can operate in the country.
According to the report, apple decided to work with alibaba as the e-commerce giant has a massive amount of personal data controling its users’ shopping and payment behavior. The cupertino-based company reportedly beLieves that the data will allow it to build and provide more customized AI features and services.
Notable, apple had reportedly picked baidu for the job last year. However, it is said that the iPhone maker was not impressed by the chinese company’s program in developing ai models for apple intelligence.
Apart from Alibaba and Baidu, The Tech Giant Had also Shortlisted Tencent, Tiktok’s Parent Company bytedance, as well as Deepsek, the report mentioned. However, Deepseek Eventually did not make the cut as apple reportedly found the startup to be low on manpower and experience to offer support to its number user base.
Apple recently rolled out some Apple Intelligence Features in the European Union (EU). Currently, China is the only region where the iPhone 16 Series is selling without any ai features, one of the main seling points of the smartphones. This reportedly resulted in a Dip in Sales during the December Quarter, also know as the Holiday Quarter – The Tech Giant’s Most Important Period in terms of sales.
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