Xinhua Finance, Shanghai, December 19 According to several insiders, Apple is negotiating with Tencent and ByteDance to integrate their AI models into iPhones sold in China.
On December 12th, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT has been fully integrated into Apple, including the iPhone, IPad and Mac, Apple devices that support Apple Intelligence can enable ChatGPT functionality. On the same day, Apple released system updates for iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS. It is reported that the discussion between Apple, Tencent, and ByteDance on using their artificial intelligence models is still in a very early stage.
Analysts generally believe that generative AI will have a revolutionary impact on the smartphone market, and AI phones are expected to quickly penetrate the mobile phone market. According to data from CCID Consulting, the global shipment of new AI smartphones is expected to reach approximately 50 million units in 2023, and is projected to reach 150 million units by 2024, accounting for 13% of the total global smartphone shipments. By 2027, AI smartphones are expected to account for over 50% of global sales.