Apple has declined Meta Platforms’ offer to integrate its Llama AI chatbot into iPhones, stating concerns over their  privacy practices. 

A report stated, “Discussions about a potential partnership did not reach a formal stage and Apple was not actively planning on integrating Llama into iPhones, because it does not consider Instagram owner Meta’s privacy practises stringent enough.”

The talks between the two companies were brief and took place in March before Apple partnered with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini and solidified its AI strategy. 

The report added, “The preliminary talks took place around the time Apple started hashing out deals to use OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Alphabet’s Gemini in its products.”

This development comes after the Tech giant unveiled its own ambitious AI strategy at its annual developer conference in June. The company has announced the integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its products and also launched its proprietary “Apple Intelligence” technology across its apps, including Siri.