According to reports, Apple may have finally signed a deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI that could be worth billions of dollars. The Cupertino-based tech giant has reportedly been in a frenzied race to secure partners for its artificial intelligence (AI) feature requirements over the past few months. The company is known to be in discussions with Google and OpenAI, and it appears that OpenAI has now closed the deal. Apple is expected to announce the partnership at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 event scheduled for June 10.
It has been reported that Apple and OpenAI have formed a partnership.
According to a report in The Information, OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, has partnered with the iPhone maker so that the former can lend its AI technology to the latter, including its proprietary virtual chatbot, ChatGPT.
Details of the deal are currently unknown, but more clarity is expected to become available once the partnership is officially announced at the WWDC event. Notably, this information corroborates a previous report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who claimed that Apple and OpenAI are working together to integrate ChatGPT within iOS 18.
The report, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, emphasized that if the partnership goes well, the deal could be worth billions of dollars to the AI company. This statement makes it seem like OpenAI doesn’t make money from trading directly, but could still profit through secondary means.
One possible option is to charge users for using ChatGPT or take the opportunity to encourage Apple users to purchase a ChatGPT Pro subscription. However, this is just speculation and we will have to find out more once the deal is officially announced.
Based on information shared by other anonymous sources, the publication claimed that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is concerned about the deal and its possible impact on Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI.
Notably, Apple isn’t relying solely on its OpenAI partnership to deliver new AI features to its user base. As per previous reports, the tech giant is expected to introduce AI integration with Siri, Safari browser, Photos app, Notes app, etc. We can also release AI features for macOS.
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