# Apple’s China AI strategy now includes training its own custom model, per report - 9to5Mac

> Apple is reportedly taking a new route to bring artificial intelligence features to customers in China: training a large language model of its own with help from Alibaba.

- **Source:** [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/14/apples-china-ai-strategy-now-includes-training-its-own-custom-model-per-report/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7f317f0f3758630407ee25)
- **Published:** 2026-08-14
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #iphone #ipad #apple #chatgpt #claude #ai #ios
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