The emergence of DeepSeek has renewed interest in Chinese AI-related technologies.
  • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    60·
    10 days ago

    Since people don’t click through and read articles, it should be pointed out that this is specifically for the Chinese market in order for Apple to try and get back market share in China where they’ve been falling behind Huawei and others.

    • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      55·
      9 days ago

      The bloomberg article was paywalled for me, and I didn’t see that in OP’s link, which is like 3 sentences long.

      But honestly, they should’ve used Alibaba/Qwen for their other markets, too.

      • dogslayeggs@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        9 days ago

        they should’ve used Alibaba/Qwen for their other markets, too.

        Which would get them banned from all government use. Smart call.

        • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          9 days ago

          Which is so stupid, as it’s more secure if Apple (or the government) just hosts it themselves, assuming its not run on-device.

      • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        6·
        9 days ago

        It’s not prices so much as it is the fact that Chinese services are huge for Chinese citizens and not having them is a detriment.