(AP) – As a trendsetter to keep up with the latest trends in technology, Apple is releasing a free software update that introduces artificial intelligence to its iPhone 16 lineup for the first time.
Monday’s upgrade to the iOS 18 operating system comes a month after iPhone 16 models went on sale at prices ranging from $800 to $1,200 with special computer chips needed to enhance AI capabilities. It will be implemented after the above steps have passed. Last year’s premium models, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, also have processors that enable AI technology after installing a software update.
The latest versions of Apple’s iPad and Mac computers can also be updated with this software.
Countries other than the United States have spent the past five weeks developing this technology.
This introduction of AI transforms Siri, Apple’s often clumsy virtual assistant, into a more conversational, versatile, and colorful companion whose presence is signaled by a glowing light that surrounds your iPhone’s screen when a request is processed. It is scheduled to be completed.
Apple promises that Siri will be able to perform more tasks and be less disruptive, but until another software update rolls out at an as-yet-unspecified date, Siri will remain installed on iPhones until another software update is rolled out at an as-yet-unspecified date. cannot interact with the app.
Other AI features included in this software update include handling various writing and proofreading tasks, summarizing the content of emails and other documents, and changing the appearance of photos or making old photos easier to find. Provides editing tools.
Other AI tricks coming in future software updates are expected to include the ability to create customized emojis on the fly and conjure up other fanciful images on request. . Apple also plans to eventually allow its AI suite to get help from OpenAI’s ChatGPT whenever users want it.
Most of the AI features Apple introduced on Monday are already available on Android smartphones launched by Samsung and Google earlier this year.
To distinguish its approach from early leaders in AI, the iPhone’s suite of new technologies is being marketed as “Apple Intelligence.” Apple also said that if its AI capabilities need to handle some requests remotely, it can run them on the device or in a fortress-like data center to help iPhone owners. It promises to better protect your privacy.
Most iPhones in use around the world today don’t have the computer chips needed for Apple’s AI, so the technology is expected to drive huge demand for new models through the holiday season and into next year. That’s the main reason Apple’s stock price has risen 18% since the Cupertino, Calif., tech giant announced its AI strategy at a conference in early June. The rise added about $500 billion to Apple’s market value, moving it closer to becoming the first U.S. company to have a market cap of $4 trillion.
Apple will give investors a first glimpse of how the iPhone 16 is doing on Thursday when the company releases quarterly financials for the July-September period. This period includes the first few days of a new model’s release.
Demand for the high-end iPhone 15 increased amid falling prices and growing excitement over Apple’s entry into the AI market, according to research firm International Data Corp.’s latest quarterly assessment of the smartphone market.
According to IDC, Apple’s iPhone shipments increased 3.5% year-on-year to 56 million units worldwide in the July-September period, ranking second behind Samsung. The question now is whether Apple’s gradual release of AI will allow older iPhone owners to splurge on new models over the holidays and “prepare for their futures over the long term.” said IDC analyst Nabila Popal.
Also on Monday, Apple announced that a software update will allow some AirPods wireless headphones to be used as hearing aids.
An estimated 30 million people (1 in 8 Americans over the age of 12) have hearing loss in both ears. According to the National Institute on Hearing Loss and Other Communication Disorders, millions of people could benefit from hearing aids, but most have never tried them.
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