Tech Giant Apple Inc. has announced some major updates to its software that is coming to the iPhones, iPads and Macs which is in line with the uptake of Artificial intelligence by its competitors.

During the Worldwide Developers Conference, the tech giant announced the Apple Intelligence.

Apple Intelligence is the company’s new personal intelligence system “that puts powerful generative models right at the core of the iPhone, iPad, and the Mac.”

According to the company, this enables numerous new capabilities across Apple’s native apps, such as the ability to generate images or summarize text, with an emphasis on security.

They have incorporated their virtual assistant Siri with OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT, stating that this integration will help Siri decide whether a query is better handled by ChatGPT.

Apple announces customization on iOS 18

Apple has also introduced a customization feature on iOS that will allow users the ability to design the feel and look of the user interface to their liking such as theme color and app icon placement on the screen.

The Apple intelligence has also been incorporated in the photos Application giving you the ability to search for photos using natural language. You can also clean up objects in the background of your pictures, similar to Google’s Magic Eraser. Additionally, Apple is adding AI-powered transcriptions and summaries to Notes and the Phone apps.

 Apple Intelligence will be available in beta on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPad and Mac with M1 and later, with Siri and device language set to U.S. English, as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia this fall. Some features, additional languages, and platforms will be coming over the next year.

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