Apple CEO Tim Cook has made it clear that AI features are coming soon, and A New report Apple Insider Provides more details on what we can expect to see in the next version of iOS. More focus will be on Siri, which will gain the ability to analyze and summarize text in the Messages app.
Apple Insider A similar “Intelligent Search” feature is coming to Safari in iOS 18, which allows users to summarize web pages. Apple’s Large Language Model (LLM), called Ajax, enables these features. Several documents released by Apple suggest that the company is working on bringing AI processing to the iPhone device. Apple Insider’s report is also consistent with this.
Ajax uses on-device processing to generate simple responses, but it may need to contact the server to get responses to more complex requests, the report says. Google or OpenAI could be there, as Apple is said to be exploring deals with both companies to bring AI to the iPhone.
Apple’s AI features are also expected to emphasize privacy. Apple Insider Apple reports that Apple will display privacy warnings before Ajax uses information from Safari or Messages. when Apple’s earnings On Thursday, Cook said that Apple continues to “feel very excited” about AI and that the company will have some “exciting things” to share soon. He also noted that Apple has “advantages” that help the company’s AI features stand out, including an “unwavering focus on privacy.”
