Apple and Facebook can ally in the most unexpected way: AI

If there is a company that doesn’t get along well with Apple, that is Facebook. Zuckerberg’s company, which actually we should call Meta, has had several confrontations with Cupertino, but it seems that this is now in the past. According to the Wall Street Journal, the conversations between both companies could result in the integration of Meta’s AI models into Apple’s operating systems.

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One more option to choose

The possible integration of Meta’s AI in iOS 18 would resemble the agreement that Apple already has with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which is currently the only external partner in the field of Apple Intelligence. While Apple’s own models, both those that will run locally on the device and those that will run on the company’s private cloud, handle most of Apple Intelligence’s functionalities, Apple has shown its intention to collaborate with third parties to integrate the leading AIs in the market into the operating system.

One of the first participants in this integration should be Google Gemini, which was already rumored before the presentation of iOS. In this context, Meta’s AI also seems to want to be available. Something that will undoubtedly please more than one user, because as soon as iOS 18 officially arrives, we will be able to choose which AI model we use when working with text or asking Siri questions.

With the arrival of Apple Intelligence to iOS 18, when asking Siri for details that may go beyond its area of knowledge, the assistant will be able to offer to transfer the query to ChatGPT. It is expected that this same integration will be present if the conversations between Apple and Meta are successful and we see Meta’s AI in iOS 18.

It is important to highlight, in terms of privacy, that ChatGPT does not collect our data and deletes any information once the requests are processed. The integration is also free to use the ChatGPT-4o model. The system, as announced by Apple, will have the option to log in with a ChatGPT account to access premium features of ChatGPT Plus. Something similar would be expected from this integration with Meta’s AI, both in terms of price and features, as well as in terms of privacy.

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The release of Apple Intelligence is scheduled for later this year as part of the iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia updates. It will initially start with support for American English and gradually expand to other languages and regions. It is true that Apple Intelligence will not be available in Europe this year, but when it is, it seems that we will have Meta AI as one of the options to choose from.