Apple To Test Its Artificial Intelligence Services Using Foxconn-Made Servers: Report – News18

Apple is claimed to be slightly behind its rivals on the subject of generative AI, however now it seems that the iPhone maker is gearing as much as take a look at its AI providers utilizing Foxconn-made servers. 

Foxconn will reportedly present Apple with servers made in Vietnam to coach and implement its AI providers, in keeping with a report by Taiwan’s Economic Daily News through South China Morning Post. This is one other step by Apple to diversify its manufacturing away from China.

For these uninitiated, Foxconn is Apple’s largest provider of iPhones, and in keeping with the report, additionally it is Apple’s largest provider of servers utilized in its knowledge facilities.

Moreover, Foxconn has a historical past of supplying {hardware} to huge tech organizations similar to Amazon, OpenAI, and Nvidia, so supplying servers to them is nothing new, the report mentioned. 

‘Apple GPT’ Reported To Be In Development

In associated news, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman lately mentioned that Apple is actively growing its personal system, dubbed‘Apple GPT.’ But he believes that Apple lacks a “clear strategy” and has not solidified its plans but. 

Another analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo additionally mentioned that Apple should still be lagging behind its closest rivals within the area of synthetic intelligence. Kuo believes that Apple’s progress in generative AI is “significantly behind” its opponents. 

It can also be well-known that whereas Apple is engaged on its AI ambitions, different corporations are already making vital strides within the area of AI massive language fashions (LLMs). Notably, Meta lately unveiled its Llama 2 LLM—which shall be distributed by Microsoft’s Azure ecosystem. Google, too, has lately launched its personal LLM referred to as PaLM2—which powers its Google Bard chatbot.