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Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba

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The Verge AI - Consumer Ai Title: Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba Date: 2026-08-14 09:21 Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980160/apple-intelligence-china-custom-ai-model-alibaba <figure> <img alt="" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/…
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  • Apple trained a custom China-focused large language model developed in partnership with Alibaba and trained with the company's support, according to three unnamed people familiar with the matter.

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