iOS 18: Here are the new AI features at work.

2024 is shaping up to be the “year of AI” for Apple, with major updates planned for iOS 18 and beyond. Rumors — and Tim Cook himself — make it clear that new AI features are in the works for Apple’s platforms. Here’s everything we know about ways to explore Apple AI features…

iOS 18: New AI features in the works

There have been several rumors about various AI features in the works within Apple. Bloomberg reported that Apple thinks iOS 18 will be one of the “biggest iOS updates” ever, headlined by a slew of new AI features.

Mark Gorman reported last July that Apple had built its own Large Language Model (LLM) system, dubbed AppleGPT. The project uses a framework called “Ajax” that Apple started building in 2022 to build a common foundation for various machine learning projects. This Ajax framework will serve as the foundation for AI features coming to all of Apple’s platforms.

9to5Mac iOS 17.4 found evidence of Apple’s work on new AI and large language model technology. We reported that Apple is relying on OpenAI’s ChatGPT API for internal testing to help develop its AI models.

Here are some rumors about the new AI features coming to iOS 18.

• A new version of Siri that is more intelligent and based on big language model technology, similar to platforms like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.
• New AI features for Apple Music that let users automatically generate playlists.
• AI integration into pages, keynotes, and numbers for summarizing, content creation, and more.
• AI features for Xcode that can complete blocks of code, help test applications, and more.
• An upgraded version of Spotlight Search that is powered by creative AI and can perform more complex tasks.
• An AI-powered wellness coaching feature integrated into Apple Health and Apple Watch.
• New AI features for the Messages app that can auto-complete messages, answer questions and summarize incoming text messages.

Apple’s AI framework

Did you know that Apple has already launched many powerful AI frameworks and models? Here is a summary of them:

Apple AI announcements are coming this year.

During Apple’s most recent earnings call, Tim Cook offered a rare teaser for a future product announcement. According to Cook, Apple is spending “tremendous time and effort” on artificial intelligence technologies, and the company is “excited to detail our ongoing work in this space later this year.”

It’s exceptionally rare for Cook to even remotely hint at Apple’s plans for future product announcements. Why did he do it this time? Apple’s OpenAI is likely to ease the fears of investors and analysts worried about falling behind Google and Microsoft. Whether the teaser is enough to calm those fears until the actual product announcement comes out.

wrap up

At this point, the question is which of the many rumors will come to fruition this year.

I wonder if all these rumored AI features are ready for this year. My guess is that Apple is working on all of these things (and more), but will narrow down the final list of features included in iOS 18. With iOS 19 in 2025.

Where would you like to see Apple focus its attention on new AI features this year? Let us know in the comments.

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