Apple reveals how Siri AI features work in China – raising privacy questions

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.

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. While 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 …