Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd. (also known as Xiao-i) filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing Apple of infringing its patents. In a lawsuit filed in a local court in China, Xiao-i believes that Apple's speech recognition technology Siri infringes on its patents filed in 2004 and approved in 2009. The company posted on social media claiming 10 billion CNY (US$1.4 billion) in compensation and asking Apple to stop "manufacturing, using, selling and importing" products that infringe the patent.
Apple said in a statement: its Siri does not include the function contained in the Xiao-i patent, the iPhone manufacturer believes that the function is related to games and instant messaging. The company also said that an independent appraisal agency certified by the Supreme People's Court has concluded that Apple did not infringe on Xiao-i's technology.
And this is not the first time that Xiao-i sued Apple. As early as 2012, the company sued Apple for patent infringement of its speech recognition technology. Apple also issued a statement saying that it was disappointed that Xiaoi filed a lawsuit again and hoped to state the facts to the court. Apple will continue to focus on providing customers with the best products and services in the world. source