{"slug": "apple-reveals-how-siri-ai-features-work-in-china-raising-privacy-questions", "title": "Apple reveals how Siri AI features work in China – raising privacy questions", "summary": "Apple has revealed that its new Siri AI features in China will be powered by Alibaba's Qwen models, a partnership required by the Chinese government, which raises privacy questions. Unlike in most countries where Apple partners with Google for Gemini models, China mandates a local AI provider.", "body_md": "[Apple](https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/) has revealed how the new [Siri AI](https://9to5mac.com/guides/siri/) features will work for users in [China](https://9to5mac.com/guides/china/). The new AI features will be powered by Alibaba’s Qwen models.\n\nWhile the iPhone maker is partnering with Google for access to its [Gemini](https://9to5mac.com/guides/gemini/) models in most countries, the Chinese government requires Apple to instead partner with a local AI company …", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-reveals-how-siri-ai-features-work-in-china-raising-privacy-questions", "canonical_source": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/10/apple-reveals-how-siri-ai-features-work-in-china-likely-without-privacy-protections/", "published_at": "2026-08-10 13:38:27+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-10 13:45:13.457528+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Apple", "Alibaba", "Qwen", "Google", "Gemini", "Siri"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-reveals-how-siri-ai-features-work-in-china-raising-privacy-questions", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-reveals-how-siri-ai-features-work-in-china-raising-privacy-questions.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-reveals-how-siri-ai-features-work-in-china-raising-privacy-questions.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-reveals-how-siri-ai-features-work-in-china-raising-privacy-questions.jsonld"}}