Apple Inc. made an unusual pitch in its bid to save a lucrative search partnership with Alphabet Inc.’s Google, saying that the deal might not be necessary in the long run and that even the iPhone may fall out of use.

Apple (APPL) has vowed to spend $500 billion in the next four years in the U.S., with a large portion of that investment going into AI. Related: Nvidia CEO sounds the alarm on China Now a key Apple executive has spoken out about the future of AI search engines,

Apple executive Eddy Cue said the iPhone maker is “actively looking at” adding AI as an alternative to search. What this means for you.