A spokesman for the European Commission said Apple failed to meet EU privacy and security standards for the interoperability of its new Siri artificial intelligence tool and decided not to roll out the feature across the EU.
European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier told reporters in Brussels that Apple had previously requested the European Commission to exclude this new Siri AI tool from relevant interoperability obligations, but this request was not approved. "Whether to launch Siri AI in the EU is entirely Apple's own decision," he said.
雷尼耶指出，苹果“根本无法开发出符合欧盟基本隐私和安全标准的互操作性解决方案”。 他同时批评称，苹果并没有尝试寻找合适的合规路径，而是直接向欧盟委员会提出希望豁免其互操作性义务的要求，“这种做法在欧盟法规下并不可行”。
It is reported that this dispute is closely related to the EU's policy background of strengthening supervision in areas such as digital markets and digital services, requiring large technology companies to open up their ecosystems, and ensure safe interconnection between systems and services. Under the framework of the new regulations, the platform must not only ensure certain interoperability between data and services, but also meet strict privacy and security requirements. This poses obvious pressure to Apple, which is known for its closed ecosystem.
At a time when EU regulations are tightening, Apple has chosen to suspend the deployment of its new generation Siri AI tool in the EU, highlighting that large technology companies must not only consider technological innovation when promoting cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence capabilities, but also have to face increasingly complex compliance challenges in key markets.
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