WWDC, macOS Sequoia, iOS 18, and Apple Intelligence on the AppleInsider Podcast

Maybe we'd guessed everything about Apple's more high-profile adoption of AI after years of quiet Machine Learning. Maybe there's still a lot left to find out — and maybe we'll get used to the name "Apple Intelligence."

What's clear is that Apple has gone for AI every bit as much as predicted, and with every bit as much of a focus on security, privacy, and utility, as Apple always does. Apple AI may have ChatGPT plugged into it, but if anything is going to avoid AI hallucinations, it's Apple Intelligence.

Or so we believe. Right now we're taking a lot on trust because, unusually, the first betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia are out but missing this most important feature. There is no Apple Intelligence in the current betas — but there is still a lot to find and to enjoy, too.

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Links from the AppleInsider Podcast

• 'Apple Intelligence' at the core of next-gen Apple hardware, services
• Siri is reborn in iOS 18 — everything Apple's voice assistant will be able to do
• Why AI gadgets and wearables won't replace smartphones anytime soon
• Don't install Apple's new betas — let others risk their devices
• visionOS 2.0 gets big upgrades with photo 3D processing, multiple 4K Mac screens & more
• iOS 18 with improved customization announced at WWDC
• AirPods software update will let you refuse a telemarker's call by shaking your head
• macOS Sequoia brings iPhone remote control and Passwords app
• tvOS 18 & homePod OS thankfully processes dialog better & borrows Amazon's Xray feature
• watchOS 11 introduces improved health tracking & Smart Stack widgets
• iPadOS 18 gets Math Notes, your own handwriting, and a Calculator
• Sherlocked by Sequoia: What apps Apple may have killed in macOS and iOS 18
• Apple Intelligence & Private Cloud Compute are Apple's answer to generative AI
• Siri is superpowered with Apple Intelligence
• ChatGPT coming to iOS 18 for free later in 2024
• Apple Intelligence - what Macs, iPads, and iPhones are required
• No, your Apple TV, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro aren't getting Apple Intelligence
• Genmoji will allow custom AI-created emojis in iOS 18, and might resurrect Memoji
• Apple's Image Playground is a new system-wide AI-powered image generation tool
• Elon Musk's latest anti-Apple tirade is about a ChatGPT feature that doesn't exist
• Apple paying OpenAI with exposure, not money

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