Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba
Apple has reportedly trained a custom AI model for the China market alongside domestic tech giant Alibaba, a rare cross-border partnership that cuts across growing tensions between Beijing and Washington. The China-focused large language model was developed in partnership with Alibaba and trained with the company's support, Reuters reports, citing three unnamed people familiar with the matter. Developing a custom model of its own marks a departure from Apple's previous strateg
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Apple has developed a custom artificial intelligence model for the China market in partnership with Alibaba, marking a rare cross-border collaboration between a US company and a Chinese tech firm. This departure from Apple's previous strategy of using domestic Chinese models gives the company more control over its products and comes as Apple prepares to release its on-device generative AI service in China after receiving regulatory clearance. The partnership helps Apple navigate China's strict AI regulations, which require models to be registered and approved by the government before public release, and would make Apple the first US company approved to offer a proprietary AI model in the country.
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