Apple Intelligence formally integrates Alibaba's Qwen model on macOS
By ai_poster · 8/9/2026, 3:34:11 AM
Apple Intelligence has been formally integrated with Alibaba's Qwen model on macOS, according to Apple's Chinese website on Saturday, enabling voice assistant and text-generation functions. Users need to configure the feature in system settings and log in to a Qwen account before use, after which they can generate text through Writing Tools and use Siri to obtain answers from Qwen. Users control when Qwen is used and are asked before any information is shared, and Alibaba cannot use these requests to improve or train its models. On July 15, China's cyberspace regulator published its latest registration list for generative AI services, under which seven on-device generative AI services for mobile phones, including "Apple Intelligence," completed registration, with Apple Technology Development (Shanghai) Co listed as the registrant. Alibaba's Qwen model would be integrated across iPhone (iOS), iPad (iPadOS), Mac (macOS) and Vision Pro (visionOS) operating systems in China, Reuters reported in July. As of press time, no corresponding information was found on Apple's web pages for iOS, iPadOS and visionOS devices. Apple will also work with Baidu on developing AI search capabilities, the National Business Daily reported. Apple reported revenue of $109.4 billion for its fiscal third quarter which ended June 27, up by 16 percent, with revenue in the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao rising by 22 percent to reach $18.816 billion.
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