Chatgpt in iPhone? Apple resumes talks with OpenAI to add generative AI features in iOS 18 update

Apple Inc. has restarted discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s generative AI technology to power some new features it plans to introduce in iPhones later this year, Bloomberg News reports.

The report, citing people familiar with the matter, said the companies have begun discussing the terms of a potential agreement and how OpenAI features will be integrated into Apple’s next iPhone operating system, iOS 18.

Apple and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

Bloomberg reported last month that Apple is in talks to license Google’s Gemini chatbot for new iPhone features.

Apple will invest big in AI for iPhones

Bloomberg reports that Apple has not made a final decision on which partners it will use, and could reach a deal with both OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.’s Google or choose another provider entirely. Could.

Apple has been slow to roll out generative AI, which can generate human-like responses to written prompts, compared to rivals like Microsoft and Google, which are weaving them into products.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said in February that the company was making “significant” investments in generative AI and would reveal more about its plans to use the technology later this year.