Apple's latest betas for iOS 18.2 and the rest support developer testing of the new app intent system that will ultimately make Siri more contextually aware in a later release.
Apple has released macOS Sequoia 15.1 with the promised first set of Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and an improved Siri.
Apple head of software Craig Federighi was asked about Siri and Apple Intelligence, and while he couldn't discuss the future, he was sure Siri was never going to become some kind of sentient pal.
Apple is said to have dropped out of a new funding round for OpenAI at the last minute, but this will have no impact on its plans to integrate optional ChatGPT queries into Apple Intelligence.
Apple's rumored Frankenstein-like Home Hub with the body of a HomePod, neck of a robot, and iPad head could have a more square display according to a new rumor.
Apple will be rolling out Apple Intelligence features to qualifying iPhones as quickly as it can, with as many as three updates before year's end. Some major components, including big changes to Siri, may have to wait until early 2025.
Apple's potential push into robotics is due to needing new ways to expand, with the first-world problem solutions potentially introducing a new personality like Siri.
Analysts are spitballing that Apple could charge $20 per month for Apple Intelligence — but the problem is, in the short term, this isn't based on anything and is mostly wishful analyst thinking.
Apple has released our first look at Apple Intelligence, and with it, a wholly refreshed Siri. Even though it's early, let's take a look at how Siri is getting even better - and what features are still coming.
Developer beta testers are finally able to try out Apple Intelligence on their iPhone and other devices, as part of the first betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1.
While many Apple Intelligence features will roll out with iOS 18 during the remainder of 2024, its much-awaited revamp of Siri will wait until iOS 18.4 in 2025.
You can now have Siri respond when you call it by any name you like. There's a little catch, but here's how to do it in iOS 18.
Controversial Apple CEO John Sculley may yet be proven right in his predictions for the future. Apple Intelligence could be the last step toward his fictional Knowledge Navigator.
Apple Intelligence makes Siri much more powerful, as it can understand the user given specific contexts, even if they stumble over their words.
Apple's forthcoming "Apple Intelligence" features will be the key to both future software and future hardware, including all-new device launches.
Apple's name for its big AI push at WWDC could be quite simple, with it reportedly called "Apple Intelligence."
Perhaps against the wishes of Apple's AI chief John Giannandrea, Apple and OpenAI have reportedly reached a deal that will bring ChatGPT to iOS 18 and other operating systems in 2024.
In addition to initiating phone calls, you can use Siri to answer incoming phone and FaceTime calls. When the call is over, you can also use Siri to end the call as well — with an important caveat.
You can now use Siri on select Denon Home Series speakers — provided you already have a HomePod in your house.
Apple's digital assistant Siri is poised to receive a considerable upgrade in the near future, involving an awful lot of generative AI and machine learning changes.
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