Hartley Charlton:

Reuters reports that China’s Cyberspace Administration registered Apple’s on-device generative AI service this week, putting it on a list of newly cleared providers that also includes homegrown systems from Chinese phone makers.

An unnamed source told the outlet that Apple’s AI features in the country will draw on models from both Baidu and Alibaba.

William Gallagher:

China has complex requirements for regulatory approval, and sufficiently so that US firms typically need to involve a local partner.

John Gruber:

This isn’t about Siri AI, announced last month at WWDC for iOS 27 — this is the initial approval for Apple Intelligence, which was announced two years ago and rolled out in iOS 18.

Previously:

• No Siri AI in EU
• A Hard Bargain for Apple in China