New AI Features Slated for the iPhone and iPad

Posted on Aug 12th 2024

If you have been wondering about the Apple AI updates, details are below.

As part of iOS 18.1, due later this fall, owners of the iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, and iPads and Macs with M chips will be able to get Apple’s AI.

• Updated Siri: With the redesigned assistant, you can move between talking and texting. It will also have a more natural voice, and it can better understand you if you flub or change your ask midsentence. (Example: “Set an alarm for 3 a.m., oh wait, I mean 3:10 a.m.”) Siri can also answer questions about your Apple products and their settings. 
• Writing tools: Available wherever you’re able to copy and paste text, these can proofread and rewrite your words. The AI can also take a big chunk of text and summarize it, and even distill it into a list or a table. 
• Photos: The Photos app supports natural language search and can create a video based on a written prompt. (Example: “A movie about my trip to the New Jersey Shore.”) 

This specific release will also include transcriptions and summaries of phone calls and recordings in Notes. And there are AI-generated summaries of Messages, emails and notifications.

Illustration: The Wall Street Journal, Apple.  Some content Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal

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