Apple has reportedly entered into an agreement with OpenAI on integrating ChatGPT into one or more of its products.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has expressed concern about Apple's OpenAI deal
The reason is that Microsoft is heavily involved in OpenAI, and even that's an understatement: the company owns it 49 percent By one of, if not the most important AI company at the moment. The reason I'm mentioning this now is because not only Bloomberg, but now also The Information, have confirmed that the two have reached an agreement on a ChatGPT chatbot for iOS 18 and possibly iPadOS 18 as well.
The collaboration will be announced at WWDC on Monday, June 10, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is expected to appear on stage. About a week ago, leaked information indicated an agreement between the two parties. This was confirmed when, while unveiling GPT-4o, the company launched an application for Mac, not Windows.
Apple's long-term plan is unlikely to be to buy OpenAI, but it will gradually move into its own systems, including the Siri chatbot, when the LLM models are good enough. It's a fact that they're not quite as far as OpenAI, which means they need help starting with iOS 18. They're already known to be setting up AI data centers with M2 Ultra chips, and that's not something that suggests they don't also want to do all the AI in-house. They open their doors when they feel the technology and expertise are there.
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