While Apple Intelligence isn’t as impressive as it was made out to be, the company isn’t giving up on artificial intelligence. The brand is already working with OpenAI to integrate advanced AI capabilities, but it seems like future AI plans might give Apple some trouble.
Apple may face scrutiny for AI deal with Alibaba
The Cupertino based giant has plans to introduce more AI models, and this might involve the Chinese giant, Alibaba. However, this deal has unsurprisingly raised alarms for US lawmakers who are wary of the Apple-Alibaba partnership. According to The New York Times report, a source claimed that White House officials and members of the House Select Committee on China are asking Apple executives about this collaboration.
The primary cause of concern seems to revolve around data and in what capacity it would be shared with Alibaba. It seems like Apple is also being questioned about possible commitments that it might have made with Chinese regulators. The iPhone maker’s answers may have been unsatisfactory, as the source claimed that Apple execs could not answer most of these questions. This would likely lead to Apple facing increased scrutiny in the AI deal with Alibaba.
Apple aims to bring more AI models to Apple Intelligence. But so far, only OpenAI’s ChatGPT seems to be the only available option. Working with Chinese companies raises concerns over national security, particularly around data security, data privacy, and more. Earlier this year, a rumor had also surfaced of Apple turning to DeepSeek to bring Apple Intelligence for the iPhones sold in China, which is against sharing its citizens’ data with a foreign AI model.
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