Posted 3/22/2024, 1:29:00 PM
Apple in Talks with Baidu to Bring AI Assistant to iOS for China
- Apple in talks with Baidu to license its Ernie Bot generative AI model for iOS 18 to serve Chinese users
- Baidu's model approved by Chinese regulators, unlike Google & OpenAI models which are blocked
- Apple also spoke to Google and OpenAI but no deals finalized yet
- iOS 18 expected to include on-device and cloud-based AI features
- iOS 18 likely to be announced in June at WWDC, launched in September with iPhone 16