According to people familiar with the matter, Apple Inc. has entered into an agreement with OpenAI to use the startup’s technology on the iPhone, part of a broader push to bring artificial intelligence capabilities to its devices.
The two sides are finalizing the terms of an agreement to use ChatGPT features in Apple’s iOS 18, the next iPhone operating system, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the situation is private. Apple has also held talks with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to license the company’s Gemini chatbot. These discussions have not resulted in an agreement but are ongoing.
The OpenAI agreement will allow Apple to offer the popular chatbot as part of a range of new artificial intelligence features the company plans to announce next month. Bloomberg reported in April that discussions with OpenAI have intensified. However, there is no guarantee that an agreement will be announced any time soon.
Representatives for Apple, OpenAI and Google declined to comment.
Apple plans to make a splash in the world of artificial intelligence in June when it hosts its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. As part of this project, the company will run some of its future artificial intelligence functions through data centers equipped with its own processors, Bloomberg reports. reported.
Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook said he personally uses ChatGPT OpenAI, but added that there are “a number of issues that need to be addressed.” He promised that new artificial intelligence features will be introduced into Apple products “in a very thoughtful manner.”
Last week on Apple’s earnings call, he said Apple would have an advantage in artificial intelligence.
“We believe in the transformative power and capabilities of artificial intelligence, and we believe we have advantages that will differentiate us in this new era, including Apple’s unique combination of seamless integration of hardware, software and services,” Cook said in a statement. timing of the financial results report.