Apple looking for Chinese partner to help offer its AI services, WSJ says

Apple’s presentation on AI this month offered examples of how American iPhone users can enjoy AI tools, but had no mention of China, its second-largest market for iPhones, Raffaele Huang and Jiyoung Sohn of The Wall Street Journal reports. Western AI models are not available in China, which is prompting Apple to look for a Chinese partner to help offer the company’s Intelligence services, people in the industry told the Journal. So far, no deal has been announced and Apple is falling behind local rivals in China that have already incorporated AI functions into their phones.