Apple Eyes Outside Models to Revive AI Fortunes
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Apple’s AI redemption may be powered by ChatGPT. The iPhone maker is said to be considering using technology from OpenAI or Anthropic to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its internal models in what would represent a monumental reversal for the AI laggard. A separate existential battle: Apple lost its bid to throw out a Biden-era antitrust case that may upend its lucrative mobile hardware business.