{"id":352585,"count":125,"description":"\"Apple<\/a>\r\n\r\nApple Intelligence is a suite of AI-powered features available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. The platform utilizes on-device computation as well as server-based processing.\r\n\r\nApple Intelligence enables system-wide writing tools, summarization, visual look-up, image generation, automation and more. An additional layer of functionality is integration with OpenAI's ChatGPT.\r\n\r\nApple Intelligence was announced during the WWDC24<\/a> keynote, but was not present in the first version of iOS 18 in September. The first Apple Intelligence features, like Writing Tools and Summaries, are available in iOS 18.1<\/a>, iPadOS 18.1<\/a> and\u00a0macOS 15.1 Sequoia<\/a>. Updates in iOS 18.2 and macOS 15.2 add even more features, like Genmoji and Image Playground. visionOS 2.4 will bring Apple Intelligence to the Vision Pro.\r\n\r\nTable of Contents:\r\n
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  1. How Apple Intelligence works<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Key features<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Feature availability<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Compatible devices<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Supported languages and regions<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
  6. Latest news<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    How Apple Intelligence works<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_866969\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"960\"]\"Animation<\/a> Apple Intelligence is a powerful LLM that runs both in the cloud and on-device.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nTo preserve user privacy, Apple Intelligence works in three key ways. Apple says its unique method will produce highly personal results while maintaining the highest level of data privacy.\r\n

    Apple Foundation model<\/h3>\r\nApple Intelligence is powered by two foundation models, a large-language model and an image diffusion model. A system of light-weight adapters can plug into these models to power all kinds of different features.\r\n\r\nTwo versions of the Apple Foundation model (AFM) were created to run on-device and in the cloud.\r\n

    On-device AI<\/h3>\r\nThe first level of AI computation takes place on the Apple device itself. For that reason, Apple Intelligence requires recent hardware. Only Macs and iPads with Apple's M-series chips, along with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 lineup, can run Apple Intelligence.\r\n\r\nA semantic index can tap into the data that third-party apps store on your device. This can include records of your email, conversations, files, photos, contacts and more. The semantic index will be used to power the knowledge Siri can build about you to answer more useful questions about your life, like an all-knowing assistant.\r\n\r\nAlso stored on-device is the app intents toolbox. This is a list of features and capabilities that are offered by the apps you have installed on your device. Siri will be able to control apps using features in the toolbox, expanding the voice assistant to handle many more kinds of tasks.\r\n

    Private Cloud Compute<\/h3>\r\nFor tasks requiring more computing power, Apple created Private Cloud Compute. This sends the user's query to Apple servers, with end-to-end encryption to preserve privacy<\/a>.\r\n\r\nApple designed this off-device computing platform without persistent storage. No user information stays on Apple servers, minimizing the possibility of a data breach. Sebastien Marineau-Mes, Apple\u2019s vice president of intelligent system experience engineering, says this unprecedented level of security in cloud computing makes it \u201cthe most advanced security architecture<\/a>\u201d for a cloud service like this.\r\n\r\nThe software images that power Private Cloud Compute servers are publicly available<\/a>. This allows security researchers to analyze and verify Apple\u2019s security claims.\r\n

    ChatGPT integration<\/h3>\r\nChatGPT is integrated into two Apple Intelligence features, starting with iOS 18.2. When asking Siri a general knowledge question (outside Siri\u2019s current integration with Wikipedia, math and movie, TV and sports trivia), you can ask ChatGPT. And for text generation, ChatGPT is integrated into the system writing tools.\r\n\r\nEach query requires explicit permission to pass the user's info to OpenAI's chatbot.\r\n\r\nAnyone can use these features for free, without creating an account. If you have a ChatGPT account and want to access paid features and higher usage limits, you can sign in.\r\n\r\nThe features will be powered by OpenAI's impressive GPT-4o<\/a>. While terms of the controversial partnership between Apple and OpenAI remain confidential, no money has reportedly changed hands<\/a>.\r\n

    Key features of Apple Intelligence<\/h2>\r\n

    Smarter next-generation Siri<\/h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_869368\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"780\"]\"Screenshot<\/a> These are the kinds of things you\u2019ll be able to ask the new, smarter Siri.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn iOS 18.1, Siri has a few new conveniences:\r\n