Deepseek AI Gets Apple’s Stamp of Approval—Tim Cook Calls It ‘Excellent’!

During a recent visit to China, Apple CEO Tim Cook applauded Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI models as "excellent." The compliment arrives as Apple launches its Apple Intelligence readiness in the Chinese market pending approval of regulation. DeepSeek has established itself with affordable large language models that deliver results as good as U.S. rivals such as OpenAI without employing as much material. Cook's praise mirrors the potential for future collaboration, as Apple seeks to embed native AI capability into its products for the Chinese marketplace.

This action is consistent with Apple's efforts to consolidate alliances in China, where it is fiercely competing with domestic brands like Huawei and Xiaomi.

Source: South China Morning Post, MacRumors