Apple Briefly Posts China Guide for Connecting Siri to Qwen AI (macrumors.com)

Apple briefly published a support guide in China detailing how Mac users could integrate Alibaba's Qwen AI. This guide explained that eligible Mac users could connect Qwen, Alibaba's generative AI models, with Siri and Writing Tools. The integration required macOS 26.6 or later and a Qwen account. Alibaba was restricted from using submitted data for model training. Siri could leverage Qwen for more in-depth responses, while Writing Tools could generate text and images. This setup resembled Apple's existing ChatGPT extension in other regions. The guide was removed from Apple's website less than a day after its initial publication. Apple's customer service reportedly had no notification of this new feature. The removal might be due to pending technical or regulatory adjustments. China has strict AI regulations requiring partnerships with local providers for AI feature releases. Apple initially partnered with Baidu, but Alibaba reportedly became the lead partner later. Chinese regulators approved Apple Intelligence for the iPhone in July, but the Mac integration's status remained unclear until this guide. The Qwen integration's formal relaunch for Mac is currently unknown.