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FRI · 2026-07-31 · 02:31 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0731-97719
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Tim Cook warns of slow Siri AI roll-out in China, worsening memory crisis

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company is beginning to roll out initial AI features in China. These first steps involve a targeted suite of Apple Intelligence capabilities, such as the Clean Up photo-editing tool, which enables users to remove objects from images.

Iris DengSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-31 · 02:31 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Tim Cook warns of slow Siri AI roll-out in China, worsening memory crisis
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Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company is beginning to roll out initial AI features in China. These first steps involve a targeted suite of Apple Intelligence capabilities, such as the Clean Up photo-editing tool, which enables users to remove objects from images. Cook stated that a full integration of a revamped Siri AI in China will require more time and is currently in its early stages. This information was shared by Cook during an earnings call.

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Apple is at the beginning phase of rolling out AI features in China.

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Mainland Chinese consumers will first receive specific Apple Intelligence capabilities, such as the Clean Up photo-editing tool.

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A full integration of a revamped Siri AI in China will take longer.

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Apple is beginning to roll out initial AI features in China.

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Apple is taking its first concrete steps to roll out initial artificial intelligence (AI) features in China, but CEO Tim Cook warned that a full integration of a revamped Siri AI there would take longer.Mainland Chinese consumers would first get a targeted suite of original Apple-intelligence" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="68014" data-entity-type="organization">Apple Intelligence capabilities, including the Clean Up photo-editing tool, which allows users to erase unwanted objects in photos, according to Cook.“We are working now through the roll-out of those, and there will be more work required down the road for Siri AI, but we are at the front end of that,” Cook told analysts during an earnings call on Thursday afternoon California time.
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