Apple in talks with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into iPhones for upcoming iOS 18 update
According to Bloomberg News, Apple Inc is in talks with OpenAI to utilize the startup’s generative AI technology for upcoming iPhone features set to be released later this year.
The companies have begun discussing the terms of a potential deal and how OpenAI features would be integrated into Apple’s next iPhone operating system, iOS 18, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Apple and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Bloomberg reported last month that Apple was in talks to license Google’s Gemini chatbot for new iPhone features.
Apple is investing heavily in the iPhone’s artificial intelligence
Apple has not made a final decision on which partners it will use, and could strike a deal with both OpenAI and Alphabet Inc’s Google, or choose another provider entirely, the Bloomberg report said.
Apple has been slower to adopt generative AI, which can produce human-like responses to written prompts, than rivals such as Microsoft and Google, which combine them into products.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said in February that the company is investing “significantly” in generative artificial intelligence and will reveal more about its plans to roll out the technology later this year.
