# EXCLUSIVE: Apple trains its own AI model for China with Alibaba’s support, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/21827

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 04:40 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/apple-trains-its-own-ai-model-china-market-with-alibabas-support-sources-say-2026-08-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7e9c2fb3146000015b070a

> Apple has trained a large language model tailored to the China market with support from Alibaba, according to three people familiar with the matter. The move departs from the iPhone maker’s previous reliance on third-party models for AI features in the country.

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