Apple’s Tim Cook Praises DeepSeek’s AI Models Ahead of Shanghai Developer Conference
- THE CHINA NOW
- Mar 24
- 2 min read

Summary
Apple CEO Tim Cook praised DeepSeek's AI models ahead of Apple’s upcoming developer conference in Shanghai.
Cook’s comments came during his visit to China amidst declining sales, particularly in China, and increasing tariffs.
Apple plans to unveil details about Apple Intelligence for mainland developers at the Shanghai conference
Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, has publicly praised DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) models, calling them "excellent" ahead of Apple’s highly anticipated developer conference in Shanghai. Cook made these comments during the China Development Forum in Beijing, where he highlighted DeepSeek’s innovations in the AI space. This marks an important moment for Apple as it prepares to introduce Apple Intelligence to mainland China, pending final approvals.