Apple’s Intelligence
Apple’s Intelligence
Apple's "It's Glowtime"
AI-driven PC race is on
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Apple’s Intelligence
Apple is set to introduce a wave of AI-driven features across its platforms—iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia—starting in ? The company is embedding AI tools directly into its core apps and systems, rather than creating standalone AI features. Among the most significant updates is an enhanced version of Siri, which you can now interact with via text. Apple has also teamed up with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT directly into its apps, along with tools to generate new images and emojis in real time. While these updates will start rolling out soon, some of the more ambitious AI integrations are expected to arrive later, possibly in 2025.
Siri, in particular, is getting a big boost. Apple aims to make Siri a true personal assistant, capable of handling anything from public information to private tasks. You can now text with Siri, and unlike other AI chatbots, it can access all your Apple data. Eventually, it’ll be able to view what’s on your screen and interact across apps, letting you say things like, “Add this address to his contact card” or “Send yesterday’s picnic photos to my mom.” These are simple, human requests, but previously beyond Siri’s reach.
What really takes Siri to the next level is its new integration with ChatGPT. When Siri encounters something it doesn’t know, like coming up with dinner ideas based on your recent grocery shopping, it can ask for your permission to consult OpenAI’s model. You don’t need a ChatGPT Plus subscription to use this feature, but if you have one, you can link it and access the premium functions. Down the line, Apple plans to let users choose from other AI models, such as Google’s Gemini.
Apple Intelligence will now roll out as part of secondary software updates sometime in October. Apple is adding summarization, rewriting and proofreading to Notes, Mail, Pages and more….
Originally by Joanna Stern of The Wall Street Journal
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Apple's "It's Glowtime"
Apple's "It's Glowtime" event will start at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, September 9. Apple will livestream the event on its website and on YouTube.
Typically iOS 18 and its sister updates come out just a few days ahead of when new iPhones launch, so if the iPhone 16 models launch on Friday, September 20 after their September 9 debut date, we could see the software come out earlier in the week of September 20. When fully released, Apple Intelligence will be compatible with the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and devices with the M1 chip or later versions.
There may also be Apple Intelligence features that are exclusive to the iPhone 16 models that Apple has been keeping under wraps, so there may be some software-based surprises coming….
Originally by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg
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AI-driven PC race is on
Qualcomm’s days of dominating the chip market for Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI PCs are coming to a close. By the holiday season, we’ll see new AI machines powered by AMD and Intel hitting store shelves, sparking fresh competition. The entire PC industry is betting that AI can breathe new life into the upgrade cycle, with hopes of even luring some Mac users back to Windows.
Intel has just introduced its Core Ultra 200V chip, also known as Lunar Lake, designed specifically for Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs. Microsoft confirmed that starting in November, after a software update, these machines will run Copilot+ apps using Intel’s Core Ultra 200V and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 chips. Qualcomm, meanwhile, isn't sitting still and has unveiled its Snapdragon X Plus chip, aiming to bring more affordable AI-powered PCs to the market in the $700 to $900 price range.
Despite all this innovation, convincing buyers that these AI features justify an upgrade remains an uphill battle. The situation became more complicated when Microsoft delayed the release of Recall, a key Copilot+ feature, due to security and privacy concerns. Recall was designed to make finding information easier by capturing frequent screenshots of a PC’s activity, allowing users to search through their previous sessions. Microsoft now aims to release Recall to early adopters by October.
While AI holds significant promise for the PC industry, for now, most popular AI tools — such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini — remain cloud-based and accessible on almost any device, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones.