Today, Mark Gurman Bloomberg It has been reported that Apple does not plan to launch its own productive AI chatbot with the next major software updates, including iOS 18 for the iPhone. Instead, he reiterated that Apple is in talks with companies like Google, OpenAI and Baidu about potential AI partnerships.

Recent reports suggest that Apple is considering licensing existing chatbots such as Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but so far Apple has not ruled out offering its own chatbot for iOS 18.

Gurman still expects AI to be a major topic at Apple’s just-announced WWDC 2024 developer conference. He reiterated that Apple plans to announce new AI features that will “help users in their daily lives” but did not provide any specific details. It had previously reported that generative AI would improve Siri’s ability to answer more complex questions and allow Messages to automatically complete sentences. Other apps such as Apple Music, Shortcuts, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are also expected to have generative AI functionality.

Apple had promised that the company would share announcements about generative AI later this year, and today the company hinted at it once again. WWDC 2024 will be held from June 10-14, and video sessions will be available on YouTube for the first time. While the first beta version of iOS 18 is expected to be available to developers after the WWDC keynote, the update is expected to be released to all users in September.