Apple will work with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to roll out AI services in the world’s biggest market for mobile phones, in a move that removes months of uncertainty for the Cupertino-based firm.

A deal between Apple and Alibaba is official. Here's how Apple intelligence is expected to work in China, according to this report.

Apple will finally be able to launch Apple Intelligence in China, but the cost is allowing Alibaba to manipulate AI output to be acceptable to the Chinese government.

Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai confirmed his company's AI partnership with Apple, speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Thursday. The partnership was first reported by The Information on Tuesday,

Apple is partnering with Alibaba to roll out artificial intelligence features for iPhone users in China, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing one person with direct knowledge of the decision.

Alibaba has scored a prized deal as it tries to carve out a lead in the highly competitive artificial intelligence race. Apple’s iPhones in China will use Alibaba Group’s AI technology, chairman Joe Tsai said. That confirmed an earlier report that sent the Hangzhou-based company’s shares briefly soaring as much as 9.2% in Hong Kong.

Alibaba and Apple’s partnership will lead to AI-powered features being integrated into iPhones for the Chinese market.

Apple selected Baidu as its main partner last year, but the company's progress in developing models fell short of its standards, the report said.

Apple's leaning on companies, including Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu, to adapt its AI system to meet regulatory requirements, Bloomberg reports.

Apple's artificial intelligence features for iPhones could be available in China as early as May, according to Bloomberg. The company reportedly established several teams in China and the US to make that happen,