CUPERTINO (dpa-AFX) - Apple Inc. has discussed with Meta Platforms about
potentially integrating the Facebook parent's generative AI model into Apple
Intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the
matter.

Apple Intelligence, the tech major's AI system for iPhones and other devices,
was introduced at its annual developers conference in early June. At that time,
the tech major had announced a partnership with OpenAI, the developer of
generative chatbot ChatGPT. As per the deal, an updated version of its voice
assistant Siri would be able to tap into ChatGPT and would be capable of
hundreds of more tasks.

Apple is also said to be discussing a potential tie-up with search partner
Alphabet's Google. In addition, AI startup Anthropic as well as AI search
startup Perplexity are also in talks with Apple to bring their respective
generative AI to Apple Intelligence.

There are also reports of Apple's plan to discuss partnerships with other AI
companies in different regions like China, where ChatGPT, which is backed by
tech giant Microsoft, is banned.

Apple, at its annual developers conference, had announced new AI-powered
features backed by OpenAI partnership.

Apple then said that Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system for
iPhone, iPad, and Mac, is deeply integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS
Sequoia. The company is also integrating ChatGPT access into experiences within
iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, allowing users to access its expertise as
well as its image and document-understanding capabilities without needing to
jump between tools.

Apple Intelligence, which is free for users, will be available in beta as part
of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia this fall in U.S. English. The company
plans to add some features, software platforms, and additional languages over
the course of the next year.

Apple Intelligence will be available on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and
iPad and Mac with M1 and later, with Siri and device language set to U.S.
English.

After Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, warned Apple against
incorporating OpenAI technology into its operating system, the tech major had
reportedly said that it is using own AI, and its integration with OpenAI is an
optional feature.



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