• iOS 18: What I want from Siri + AI

    Apple will reveal its AI cards on June 10 at WWDC, and Siri is surely going to be a key component. Generally, people want Siri to get good. You can’t just replace Siri intelligence with generative AI, however, but the two technologies make a powerful combination. What I want to see from an AI-infused Siri is actually simple. more

  • iOS 18 AI features could run entirely on-device

    Apple could run its LLM on-device to power iOS 18's AI features, helping speed up the response time for a better user experience. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

  • iOS 18: The latest on Apple's plans for on-device AI

    When WWDC kicks off on June 10, there will be a lot of attention on Apple’s plans for new artificial intelligence features. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reiterates that one of Apple’s primary focuses will be on privacy and on-device intelligence. more

  • iOS 18 AI features are rumored to be ‘on device.’ But there's a catch.

    With AI features on the way to iPhone via iOS 18, here's what that likely means for user privacy.

  • Apple Reignites Talks With OpenAI About Generative AI for iOS 18

    Apple is once again talking with OpenAI about using OpenAI technology to power artificial intelligence features in iOS 18, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple held talks with OpenAI earlier in the year, but nothing had come of the discussion. Apple and OpenAI are now said to be speaking about the terms of a possible agreement and how Apple might utilize OpenAI features. Along with OpenAI, Apple is still having discussions with Google about licensing Google's Gemini AI. Apple has not...

  • iOS 18 and iPhone 16 on-device AI plan becomes clearer

    Apple is rumoured to be taking a different approach to deploying generative AI in iOS 18 and in next-gen iPhone models, by keeping all processing on the device rather than sending it to the cloud and back to yield answers. Those reports appear well-grounded considering Apple's robust approach to user privacy and past form. Keeping requests entirely local will likely be faster and more secure than sending the information into the stratosphere and back. However, it's unclear whether the...

  • Apple has reportedly resumed negotiations with OpenAI to power AI features in iOS 18

    Some reports last month revealed that Apple was in talks with Google to use Gemini to power new AI features coming to iOS 18. Earlier this year, 9to5Mac also reported that Apple had been running internal tests with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Now a Bloomberg report claims that Apple has resumed negotiations with OpenAI for a potential partnership. more

  • Apple's iOS 18 AI will be on-device preserving privacy, and not server-side

    Apple's AI push in iOS 18 is rumored to focus on privacy with processing done directly on the iPhone, that won't connect to cloud services. Siri is expected to get a big upgrade with iOS 18 Over the past few months, we've heard a lot about Apple's endeavors in Artificial Intelligence and the features it aims to introduce later this year with iOS 18 and macOS 15. Various sources have all claimed that Apple would introduce AI-related enhancements. It looks like the initial batch of...

  • Apple's First AI Features in iOS 18 Reportedly Won't Use Cloud Servers

    Apple's first set of new AI features planned for iOS 18 will not rely on cloud servers at all, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. "As the world awaits Apple's big AI unveiling on June 10, it looks like the initial wave of features will work entirely on device," said Gurman, in the Q&A section of his Power On newsletter today. "That means there's no cloud processing component to the company's large language model, the software that powers the new capabilities." Apple will probably...

  • Apple, OpenAI Negotiations Resume for AI Tech in iOS 18, Recently Tested ChatGPT

    Apple and OpenAI are back to negotiations for integrating new AI technology on iOS 18. The iOS 18 operating system will feature new generative AI features, but it is reported that Apple and OpenAI are resuming negotiations to develop the technology for iPhone and iPad devices.

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    The first set of Apple's AI features on iOS 18 may run locally on your iPhone

    Reports suggest that Apple's first set of AI features, arriving with the soon-to-launch iOS 18 at WWDC 2024 on June 10, will run natively on your iPhone and won't require cloud servers.

  • Gurman: iOS 18 AI features to be powered by 'entirely on-device' LLM, offering privacy and speed benefits

    As indicated by much of the research material Apple has been publishing in recent months, the company is investing heavily in all sorts of artificial intelligence technologies. Apple will announce its AI strategy in June at WWDC, as part of iOS 18 and its other new OS versions. In the latest Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman says to expect the new iPhone AI features to be powered entirely by an offline, on-device, large language model developed by Apple. You can expect Apple will tout the...