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Apple, Alibaba partner to integrate Qwen AI into Apple Intelligence in China
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Apple and Alibaba announced on October 31 that they have reached a partnership to integrate Alibaba's Qwen (千问) AI model into Apple Intelligence for Chinese users. Under the arrangement, users in China will be able to directly access Qwen's text and image understanding and content generation capabilities within Siri, writing tools, and visual intelligence features. The functions will open for testing starting November 4 with the latest iOS developer beta, and will be rolled out to Chinese users with the official release of iOS 27.3 in December, according to the report.
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October 31 — Apple and Alibaba announced a partnership to integrate Qwen into Apple Intelligence, allowing Chinese users to directly access Qwen's text and image understanding, content generation, and other capabilities within Siri, Writing Tools, and Visual Intelligence.
Rollout Timeline
- November 4: These features will open for testing with the latest iOS developer beta.
- December: The features will be released to Chinese users with the official launch of iOS 27.3.
(Source: Hard AI)
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