Tim Cook says Apple Intelligence with Alibaba Qwen will launch China beta in late October
库克：苹果智能接入阿里千问大模型，10月底在中国发布测试版本
- Who
- Apple
- What
- said Apple Intelligence and Alibaba Qwen had been approved for a test release in China later in October
- When
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库克表示苹果智能及相关阿里千问大模型确已获得批准，将在十月晚些时候发布测试版本 其中包含实时翻译、书写工具、照片清除工具等首批苹果智能功能，但是Siri AI这次不包括在内。
What happened
Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook said Apple Intelligence and the related Alibaba Qwen models have received approval, with a beta set to launch in China later in October. Speaking to media during an October 15 visit to Shanghai, Cook said the initial features include live translation, writing tools, and a photo cleanup tool; Siri AI is excluded from this release.
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The story so far
Tim Cook said Apple Intelligence and the related Alibaba Qwen model had received approval for a beta release in China, with testing set to begin later in October. He said the initial release would include live translation, writing tools and a photo cleanup tool, but would exclude Siri AI.
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