A recent Bloomberg report reveals that Apple declined a proposed AI partnership with Meta, the company behind Facebook, due to privacy concerns. The brief discussions held in March did not progress, and Apple has no plans to integrate Meta's large language model (LLM) into iOS.
The Wall Street Journal suggested that Apple and Meta were in active talks about embedding Llama, Meta's LLM, into iOS 18 as part of Apple Intelligence. The report implied that these discussions were ongoing. However, Bloomberg's follow-up clarified that Apple never seriously entertained the idea of a partnership.
During the same period, Apple also initiated talks with OpenAI and Google’s parent company, Alphabet. Ultimately, Apple decided not to move forward with Meta, citing insufficient privacy practices as the reason.
Apple has since finalized a deal with OpenAI, integrating ChatGPT into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Users will be able to opt-in to use ChatGPT, with Siri capable of passing on certain requests to the advanced AI. Additionally, Apple is working on a partnership with Google to incorporate its AI model, Gemini, into Apple's operating systems, and is in discussions with Anthropic, another AI company.
At the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Craig Federighi, Apple's software engineering chief, highlighted the company's strategy to offer users a choice of various AI models. Apple plans to collaborate with multiple AI providers to enhance its services and provide diverse AI options to its users.
