Apple Intelligence won’t be available in Europe because Tim’s terrified of watchdogs
In a statement on Friday, the iPhone maker claimed EU privacy rules would make its products less private, somehow.
In a statement on Friday, the iPhone maker claimed EU privacy rules would make its products less private, somehow.
Reports suggest that Siri itself will still get natural language updates and other key features before the year is out.
An iOS 18 update in 2025 should bring with it big improvements to Apple’s virtual assistant.
“I’m starting to hate Windows Copilot and all the ways in which it’s infiltrating my PC even more. I’ve been using various forms of “AI” since Microsoft rolled out Bing with ChatGPT back in 2023 & I’ve yet to find a compelling reason to use any of them.”
You can be sure that Apple, Microsoft, Google, and others are going to continue to pack their operating systems with new AI features that require better hardware.
“We will detail how two of these models — a ~3 billion parameter on-device language model, and a larger server-based language model…have been built and adapted to perform specialized tasks efficiently, accurately, and responsibly.”
By making a deal with a company like OpenAI, which has been the source of a string of tech controversies recently, it’s understandable that some people don’t understand why Apple made the call & what it might entail for the privacy of their on-device data
“Instead, Apple believes pushing OpenAI’s brand and technology to hundreds of millions of its devices is of equal or greater value than monetary payments.”
References to the chips and OS can be found scattered across the blizzard of announcements about AI features and product updates.
Investors seemed to want more, sending Apple shares lower today as the announcement progressed. They closed down 1.9% to $193.12 by end of trading.
“Apple is integrating ChatGPT into experiences within iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, allowing users to access ChatGPT’s capabilities – including image and document understanding – without needing to jump between tools.”
“Apple Intelligence is deeply integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. It harnesses the power of Apple silicon to understand and create language and images, take action across apps, and draw from personal context to simplify and accelerate everyday tasks.”
Many of Apple’s generative AI models can run entirely on a device powered by an A17+ or M-series chips, eliminating the risk of sending your personal data to a remote server.
Apple is rolling out what it says is a more conversational Siri, custom, AI-generated “Genmoji,” and GPT-4o access that lets Siri turn to OpenAI’s chatbot when it can’t handle what you ask it for.
Apple debuted “Apple Intelligence,” a new suite of free AI-powered features for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia that includes creating email summaries, generating images and emoji, and allowing Siri to take actions on your behalf.
Nadella was reportedly concerned about the potential impact of a deal on Microsoft’s product ambitions, per the report.
“Now, [Altman] has fulfilled a longtime goal by striking a deal with Apple to use OpenAI’s conversational artificial intelligence in its products, which could be worth billions of dollars to the startup if it goes well.”
Apple is poised to unveil an auto-summarization feature for notifications as part of a series of new artificial intelligence features in iOS 18, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman
Apple Inc. has closed in on an agreement with OpenAI to use the startup’s technology on the iPhone, part of a broader push to bring artificial intelligence features to its devices, according to people familiar with the matter.
Siri’s underlying technology will include a new generative A.I. system that will allow it to chat rather than respond to questions one at a time.
Apple said on its Hugging Face model page that OpenELM, which stands for “Open-source Efficient Language Models,” performs very efficiently on text-related tasks like email writing. The models are open source and ready for developers to use.
The initial set of AI-related features Apple plans to debut with iOS 18 “will work entirely on device.” In practice, these AI features would be able to function without an internet connection or any form of cloud-based processing.
Bloomberg notes that it risks being a concession from Apple that its own generative AI technology is lagging behind its competitors.