Apple Will Add ChatGPT to Siri, iPhone and Other Platforms for Free
10.06.2024 - 21:17
/ variety.com
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Apple is stuffing OpenAI‘s ChatGPT into a wide range of its product and platforms, including the Siri smart assistant, as the tech company looks to stay competitive in Silicon Valley’s AI race. The company said it is integrating ChatGPT, the artificial-intelligence chatbot, into experiences within iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, which will be released in beta in the U.S.
this fall. Users of Apple’s products will be able to access ChatGPT’s text-based answers as well as its image- and document-processing capabilities without needing to jump between tools.
The ChatGPT features are part of Apple Intelligence, a series of AI initiatives and product developments unveiled Monday at the company’s 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, Calif. Siri can tap into ChatGPT, too, although Apple said users will be prompted to confirm their requests before any questions, documents or photos are sent to ChatGPT.
Beyond ChatCPT, Siri will employ new AI-based features including “richer language-understanding capabilities,” according to Apple, to be able to “simplify and accelerate everyday tasks.” Siri also will feature a brand-new design with a “glowing light that wraps around the edge of the screen when Siri is active.” Additionally, ChatGPT will be available in Apple’s systemwide Writing Tools and Compose, letting users access ChatGPT image tools to generate images in “a wide variety of styles” to complement what they are writing. However, the new AI features will run only on Apple’s newest hardware.
Among iPhones, right now only the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, which feature the high-performance A17 chip, are designated as able to run the Apple Intelligence feature set. Apple’s
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