by Tim Hardwick
Apple is expected to offer new artificial intelligence features in iOS 18 and its other operating systems as an add-on service so that users wary of the technology can avoid it, Bloomberg reports.
Apple is working on a deal with OpenAI to integrate its ChatGPT technology into iOS 18, and has reached an agreement to integrate its ChatGPT technology on iPhone and other Apple devices.
This partnership is expected to be announced next week at WWDC. However, the decision to greenlight the deal was reportedly not easy. According to today's report, executives were reportedly concerned about the reputational damage from a “rogue chatbot,” and some people at Apple even have a “philosophical aversion” to integrating a chatbot into Apple software.
However, Ultimately, Apple believed that consumers would expect cutting-edge technology from the company. Apple also believes that by outsourcing the chatbot function, it can distance itself from any potentially controversial implications, and by providing AI functions as a subscription service, consumers will be given a choice whether or not to use them.
- OpenAI employees warn of dangers associated with advanced artificial intelligence.
Apple is also in talks with Google about incorporating Gemini into its operating systems. Apple is negotiating deals on a case-by-case basis and could eventually offer a range of third-party chatbots for its operating systems, according to a report today citing people familiar with the matter.
Apple has reportedly begun considering partnering with another company to provide advanced artificial intelligence capabilities after running into trouble in its own AI research and development efforts. Apple is known to have been working on its own Large Language Model (LLM), the algorithm at the heart of generative AI, and has found that its model can provide basic functionality such as voice memo transcription, photo editing, Safari's new search capabilities, and auto-replies. for mail and messages. However, Apple is said to have realized “early” that competitors such as Google and OpenAI are “far ahead in chatbots and real-time assistance.”
In iOS 18, Apple's work in The LLM area will likely be limited to new Siri features, with the virtual assistant expected to be able to control all individual app functions for the first time. These features are expected to run on the device, while more advanced AI capabilities will be based on cloud servers. This may be where OpenAI's technology is most likely to come in handy. However, Apple is believed to view the OpenAI agreement as a stopgap measure while it continues to work on its own generative artificial intelligence technology.
Today's report also claims that Apple is moving beyond chatbots in its artificial intelligence research and intends to use LLM to power a pair of robotic devices it is secretly developing. These are said to include a desktop robotic arm with an iPad-like display, as well as a mobile robot that can follow users and do work on their behalf. Apple is also reportedly planning to integrate cameras and artificial intelligence features into future AirPods.
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