A potential deal between Apple and OpenAI for new artificial intelligence powered features on iPhones, iPads and MacBooks have been reported multiple times recently. However, a 9To5Mac report citing The Information stated that Apple has been conducting tests internally using OpenAI’s GPT model for its virtual assistant Siri since last year. It also mentions that discussions between Apple and Microsoft-backed OpenAI have been going on since mid-2023.
According to the report, Apple employees from the company’s machine learning fraction held discussions with OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman around last year’s Worldwide Developers conference (WWDC) in June. Although not much is known about the discussions that took place, Apple reportedly reached an agreement with Altman for using OpenAI’s Application Programing Interfaces (APIs) for internal testing.
