Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China to talk about creating localized Apple Intelligence LLMs, but the company faces difficult regulatory hurdles.

Apple is facing a roadblock in launching Apple Intelligence in China, with regulators cautioning that foreign companies face a “difficult and long process” for approval unless they partner with local firms,

A top government official has warned that an Apple Intelligence launch in China would be a “difficult and long

Apple CEO Tim Cook turned up at a supply chain conference in Beijing on Monday, his third public appearance in China this year, as the executive courts the world’s biggest smartphone market amid an iPhone sales slump and uncertainty around the local launch of the Apple Intelligence system.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is facing challenges to launch its AI model Apple Intelligence for iPhones and other products in China, as a top Chinese official noted that foreign companies would see a long approval process unless they partner with local companies,

Apple is running into a storm in China as it tries to bring its AI system, Apple Intelligence, to iPhones in the country. The problem? China’s strict regulations on generative AI. A senior official from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said foreign companies,