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Apple was left behind in the race of artificial intelligence with a half-baked model back then. But now, Apple CEO Tim Cook has shed some light on the future plans of the firm to collaborate with more AI partners apart from OpenAI. Talking about the Q4 2025 earnings call of Apple, Tim Cook told CNBC that Apple is expecting to expand its integration with other AI players over time.' Until now, the CEO has not named any particular partners that are going to join Apple in the future. Nonetheless, he has made it very clear that Apple is strengthening its game in the AI segment, and we may soon get to see much better generative AI features from the brand. The announcement from Apple came at a time when iPhone sales are off the roof in the internal market, even after facing multiple global challenges. Tim Cook gave the credit for the same to the early success of Apple Intelligence features for driving renewed interest in series like iPhone 16 and iPhone 17. What About Apple Intelligence In The Current Times? As of now, Apple Intelligence is based on both Apple's own large language model and with OpenAI's ChatGPT powering Siri for an enhanced natural tone in conversations. But this partnership could be dubbed nothing but the beginning for the vast plans of Apple for the next steps to make an advanced AI interface. Previously, Apple Senior Vice President Craig Federighi also stated that the company is looking to include support from other AI models like Google Gemini in the future. Also Read: iOS 26.4 Update In Trouble? Apple Employees Raise Concerns Over Siri’s AI Upgrade As of now, the Apple enthusiasts are eagerly waiting for the debut of Siri on steroids, which will provide the assistant with heavy duty features. We can expect the version of Siri to bring multi-step task execution, contextual understanding, and more to the table. All in all, we can say that the year 2026 could be a major one for Apple in multiple ways, including the aspect of deeper AI integration in its ecosystem. Get Latest News live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Technology Science and around the world.
