Science & Tech · AI · 15 hrs ago
China approves Alibaba AI models for Apple handsets
China approved Alibaba AI models for Apple handsets for use in the Chinese market.
The approval covers the iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable, as well as the iPhone 18 Pro and some earlier models.
The approved systems include Apple Intelligence, Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen, also known as Qwen, and Tongyi Wanxiang.
Qwen is a family of language models, while Tongyi Wanxiang generates images and videos from text.
The approval clears a key regulatory hurdle for Apple Intelligence, whose launch in China had been delayed.
Apple Intelligence is now closer to a debut in the country.
The iPhone Duo is due in China next week, according to the filing cited in the coverage.
China approved Alibaba AI models for use in several Apple handsets in the Chinese market.
Updated permits list Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen and Tongyi Wanxiang alongside Apple Intelligence.
The approval clears a regulatory hurdle for the long-delayed launch of Apple Intelligence in China.
The listed devices include the iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable, which was due in China the following week.
- Who
- China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved the models for Apple handsets.
- What
- Alibaba’s AI models were approved for integration into several Apple devices.
- When
- The approval date is not stated.
- Where
- China.
- Why
- The approval clears a regulatory hurdle for the long-delayed launch of Apple Intelligence in China.
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- Approved AI system
- Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen, also known as Qwen
- Approved AI system
- Alibaba’s Tongyi Wanxiang
- Devices listed
- iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and several earlier Apple models
- Market
- China
- Expected availability
- The iPhone Duo was due in China the following week