Apple and Meta Discuss AI Partnership

Summary:
Apple and Meta, historically at odds over privacy and app store policies, are in discussions for a potential partnership to integrate Meta’s AI models into Apple’s iOS 18 for Apple Intelligence. This collaboration would be akin to Apple’s current arrangement with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, where Siri can send user queries to ChatGPT for processing, with responses displayed inline. ChatGPT integration, which includes privacy safeguards and optional user sign-in for enhanced features, is part of Apple’s broader strategy to incorporate various AI models. Apple Intelligence is set to launch with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia updates later this year, initially in US English and gradually expanding to other regions and languages.