Apple has reportedly partnered with Alibaba to integrate AI services into its products in China. The partnership comes as Apple seeks a local partner for AI features in a crucial market where many Western technology services are blocked. Citing anonymous sources, The Information reported that the two companies have submitted jointly developed AI services for approval by Chinese regulators.
Dual-listed in New York and Hong Kong, the company’s shares rallied as much as 8.6% in the Asian financial hub. Citing one anonymous source, San Francisco-based business publication The Information said the two companies have submitted AI services they jointly developed for approval by Chinese regulators.
Apple partners with OpenAI to integrate the American tech giant’s ChatGPT into its Apple Intelligence software services, which were rolled out last year to provide iPhone users with more intelligent digital assistants. But as OpenAI’s chatbots aren’t readily available in China, where many western technology services are being blocked, Apple has been searching for a local partner for AI features in one of its most crucial markets.
Apple and Alibaba didn’t respond to requests for comment. Their partnership isn’t surprising, Chelsey Tam, a Hong Kong-based senior equity analyst at research firm Morningstar, wrote in an e-mailed note.earlier this year on a U.S. list of Chinese military-linked firms, which might discourage American companies from working with it, according to the note.
“Apple has done far more research than any investor,” he says. “So this vote of confidence from Apple is definitely taken very seriously by investors.”
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