Apple's iPhones will use AI from Alibaba for Chinese market: Report

Apple Inc.’s iPhones in China will use Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Bloomberg reported, citing Alibaba's Chairman Joe Tsai. This is because of regulations in China which require Apple to partner up with a locally accredited company. As a result, Apple did not provide its full suite of AI features so far. This may change with the new collaboration.

“Apple has been very selective, they talked to a number of companies in China, and in the end they choose to do business with us, they want to use our AI to power their phones,” the report quoted Tsai as saying in an interview at the World Government Summit in Dubai.