Apple Trains Proprietary Foundation AI Model for China with Alibaba Support
Apple has developed and trained a proprietary large language model tailored specifically for mainland China with infrastructure and technical assistance from Alibaba Group, according to reporting from Reuters. The move marks a shift in Apple's deployment strategy for Apple Intelligence in its most competitive international market, where Western foundation models remain blocked by domestic regulators. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) registered Apple's generative AI service in July 2



