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The Trump administration and congressional officials have raised concerns about a deal to put a Chinese company’s artificial intelligence on iPhones.
Apple's potential plan to partner with Alibaba to bring Apple Intelligence to its products in China is raising eyebrows in Washington.
Alibaba confirmed a partnership with Apple back in February, and the two tech giants have not yet responded to the report in a formal capacity. The deal with Apple is especially significant for Alibaba, since it looks to gain an advantage as firms such as DeepSeek and Baidu work on releasing their own AI chatbots and large language models.
Apple must launch its AI in China in order to survive in the market, say experts. However, the necessary cooperation threatens to turn into a dispute.
Apple's AI partnership with Alibaba for Chinese iPhones faces U.S. backlash over national security and data-sharing concerns.