At the WWDC 2024, Apple introduced several new innovations across its software platforms, emphasizing artificial intelligence (AI) and customization. Here are the key highlights:
- iOS 18: This update focuses heavily on AI integration. Some notable features include:
- visionOS 2: The first major update for the Vision Pro headset includes:
- macOS 15: Updates include:
- watchOS 11: The latest update brings:
- tvOS 18: Apple TV 4K now includes enhanced AI features, with smarter Siri and HomePod integration (Techopedia).
- At the 2024 WWDC, Apple announced its successful partnership with OpenAI, integrating ChatGPT into iOS 18. This collaboration marks a significant advancement in Apple's AI capabilities, enhancing Siri and other core applications with sophisticated AI-driven interactions. Users can opt-in to use these AI features, which include summarizing notifications, editing photos, and generating custom emojis (Wccftech) (Digital Market Reports).
- In addition to this collaboration, Apple is also in negotiations with Google to potentially integrate the Gemini AI chatbot into Apple devices. This broad strategy aims to embed advanced AI across Apple's ecosystem, improving user experience and device interaction (ABP Live).
- Apple's new AI strategy, highlighted at WWDC 2024, focuses on privacy by using a hybrid approach of on-device and cloud processing to ensure user data security. This includes advancements in Siri, which will now offer more natural-sounding interactions and enhanced functionalities powered by large language models (LLMs) (markets.businessinsider.com).
- Overall, Apple's partnership with OpenAI is a significant step forward, bringing notable AI enhancements to iOS 18 and setting a strong foundation for future technological developments (mint).
