What is Apple Intelligence, the new AI on Apple iPhone 16 series?

Tech giant Apple has taken a massive dive into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) with the launch of its next-generation iPhone ¨C the iPhone 16 series. The newest iPhones will come equipped with what Apple calls 'Apple Intelligence'. According to Apple CEO, the iPhone 16 ¡°has been designed for Apple Intelligence from the ground up.¡±

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What is Apple Intelligence?

First revealed at WWDC, Apple Intelligence is a large language model (LLM) that can improve existing apps and features on iPhones. According to Apple, Apple Intelligence marks a new era for its personal assistant, Siri, which will now be able to understand requests that are less than eloquently delivered, walk users through specific tasks within the iPhone, and gain on-screen awareness of actions taking place on the phone.

Also read: Apple launches iPhone 16 series with Apple Intelligence AI, new AirPods, Apple Watch

Features of Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence also comes with features including reverse image search with text recognition to add the details of an event to your calendar from a photo or pull information about a restaurant directly from a photo of it.

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Which iPhones will get Apple Intelligence?

Apple Intelligence will be made available with iOS 18.1, and is compatible with all iPhone 16 models, including the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Some of the iPhone 15 series, including the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, are also likely to get Apple's new AI features.

Languages which Apple Intelligence will be offered

Initially, Apple Intelligence will be launched in English in the US, followed by more languages, including Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish, before the end of 2025.

Apple once again plays catch-up with Android

While Apple Intelligence could be a game-changer for iPhones, it should be noted that most of Apple's newly promised AI features are already available in the Samsung Galaxy S24 released in January and the Google Pixel 9 that came out last month.

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How Apple Intelligence was created

Unlike other LLMs, Apple did not build its Apple Intelligence from the ground up, and most of the heavy-lifting will be done by ChatGPT. Apple joined hands with OpenAI to deeply integrate the ChatGPT chatbot into its Siri for the latest iPhone 16 series.

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