Overview
- To gain approval, the system must refuse at least 95% of prompts crafted to trigger responses on banned or politically sensitive topics.
- Regulators administer 2,000 test questions and refresh them at least monthly, requiring ongoing model adjustments.
- Apple is preparing a China-specific rollout that uses an approved local partner, with reporting indicating involvement of Alibaba’s Qwen model.
- Outside China, Apple relies on on-device processing and fallbacks to OpenAI and Google Gemini, which are not permitted by Chinese rules.
- Specialized consultancies now help AI vendors prepare for the exam-style evaluation, highlighting the operational burden of compliance.