Alibaba Group (BABA) Chairman Joe Tsai reportedly mentioned that the Chinese language tech big is partnering with Apple (AAPL) so as to add its artificial intelligence options in iPhones in China.

CNBC cited Tsai talking on the World Governments Summit in Dubai and reportedly mentioned the U.S. telephone maker settled on Alibaba as a associate after conversations with a number of Chinese language firms. Tsai mentioned, based on the information outlet, that Apple desires Alibaba to «energy» its telephones and that the Chinese language tech agency might assist the U.S. firm to “navigate the regulatory atmosphere and localize its AI.”

Neither Alibaba nor Apple returned requests for remark. 

Apple’s China iPhones Do not Have Apple Intelligence

The Data on Tuesday and The Wall Avenue Journal early Wednesday reported that Apple had submitted AI options developed with Alibaba to Chinese language regulators for approval, a course of that might take a number of months. Apple’s China iPhones aren’t geared up with its lately launched AI options, referred to as Apple Intelligence.

Each Alibaba and Apple shares are little modified in premarket buying and selling.

A profitable partnership between the 2 might assist Apple with gross sales in China, a key market the place it has been losing market share to home rivals. Better China was the one area the place Apple’s first-quarter gross sales declined year-over-year, and iPhone gross sales within the nation missed analysts’ expectations.