Apple rebuffs US$1.4bil patent lawsuit filed by Chinese artificial intelligence company


Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology has been locked in a legal battle with Apple over the Siri voice assistant system since 2012. The Chinese AI company claims Apple has infringed a patent it owns, but Apple says Siri does not contain features included in the patent. — SCMP

Apple has rebuffed a 10bil yuan (RM6.04bil) lawsuit by a Chinese artificial intelligence company, saying in a statement on Tuesday that its voice assistant software Siri does not contain features included in the Shanghai company’s patent.

Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology, also known as Xiao-i Robot, said in a statement on Monday that the company is suing Apple in the Shanghai High People’s Court for an estimated 10bil yuan (RM6.04bil) in damages.

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