Image: Apple CEO Tim Cook (first from left) introduces the new AI system on the 10th. \Associated Press

The main function

The new Siri

• Apple users will be able to text with Siri. Siri will also be able to browse what’s on the user’s screen and work across apps. In the demo, Siri can help fill out a PDF form, find a photo of the user’s driver’s license from the photo album and extract the number on it to enter the form. When a user asks Siri to do something it doesn’t know how to do, Siri will ask for permission to consult ChatGPT embedded in Siri.

Writing Tools

• Apple will add summarization, rewriting and proofreading features to apps like Memos, Mail and Pages. The writing tool will also be able to suggest replies and provide different tones for text messages and emails. Some of the work will be done by Apple’s own AI, but creative writing such as writing poetry will be done by ChatGPT.

Speech Transcription

• In the Notes app, users can record a conversation and get a transcript and an AI summary of the transcript. Users can also transcribe calls when they are on the phone, and the other party will be notified that the call is being recorded.

Image Generation

•Users can use the Genmoji feature to create custom emojis. Messages and Pages will have built-in Image Playground image generation applications, but they cannot generate realistic images or images close to deep fakes. They can only choose from three cartoon styles: animation, sketch and illustration.

Notification categories

• The AI ​​tool will categorize and summarize the various notifications received by users and put the most important notifications at the top. If users receive a large number of group messages, the AI ​​will summarize the chat content for users.

there is controversy

Lack of novelty

•US media pointed out that most of the functions of the AI ​​tools launched by Apple are imitating competitors such as Google and Samsung and lack innovative content.

Privacy concerns

• Billionaire Elon Musk said OpenAI would gain access to Apple users’ data, posing a risk of privacy breaches. He threatened to ban Apple devices from his company if Apple integrated OpenAI at the operating system level.

Forced replacement

•The new features are bound to iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia systems, and users must purchase new devices such as iPhone 15 Pro to experience them.

Source: The Wall Street Journal