Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares rose 4% in premarket trading after confirming that its Qwen AI model will be integrated into Apple systems in China. "Qwen will be integrated into Apple Intelligence experiences within iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS for users in China," an Alibaba spokesperson told CNBC.
The Cyberspace Administration of China included Apple AI services on a list of approved providers, which also featured products from local companies like Huawei. Alibaba's ADR shares were last seen 3.7% higher.
This integration allows users to access the model's capabilities, "like text and image understanding and generation, without needing to jump between tools," the Alibaba spokesperson added.
This comes after CNBC reported that Apple is in talks with a small Silicon Valley company that claims it can shrink powerful AI models enough to run directly on an iPhone.
