Apple’s efforts to advance its AI capabilities have drawn scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, particularly due to its reported collaboration with Chinese tech giant Alibaba who is extremly close to the Chinese Communist Party.

In fact things are so bad over at Apple when it comes to AI that the Company  isn’t planning to use June’s WWDC 2025 event to detail its ongoing and heavily-delayed efforts to turn Siri into an assistant able to compete with the big players in generative AI.

That’s according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman who reckons Apple will gloss over the issue amid public struggles to get back on track with Siri’s AI revolution. Gurman says Apple is unlikely to spend much time talking about Siri at all during the keynote address.

The China move has sparked concerns over data security, regulatory commitments, and potential risks associated with international AI partnerships, this coupled with their lack of integrated AI on the products is now raising conncerns with investors,

According to sources cited by The New York Times, the U.S. government, including officials from the White House and members of the House Select Committee on China, has begun questioning Apple executives about the nature of the company’s AI agreement with Alibaba. Lawmakers are particularly focused on how data would be shared and whether Apple has made any commitments to Chinese regulators.

While Apple Intelligence is designed to enhance AI features across its ecosystem, the company has only publicly confirmed integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The possibility of incorporating additional AI models, including technology from China, has heightened security concerns. Earlier reports suggested that Apple may consider DeepSeek’s AI model for iPhones sold in China, a move that would align with the country’s restrictions on foreign AI models handling Chinese user data.

Apple’s recent engagements with AI development follow criticisms over the effectiveness of Apple Intelligence, with industry analysts expressing skepticism about its capabilities. The company’s latest efforts indicate a push to strengthen AI features across its platforms, but its international collaborations—particularly with Chinese firms—could invite further regulatory scrutiny in the United States.

As lawmakers continue investigating Apple’s AI ambitions, questions remain about how the company will navigate concerns over data security, transparency, and geopolitical implications in its pursuit of advanced AI integration.