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Apple Intelligence hits iOS 18.1 developer beta

Apple's generative AI and Siri modifications are in preview now for paying developers.

July 29, 2024 12:25 PM

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Earlier this year, Apple officially joined the AI race with the announcement of Apple Intelligence. With the addition of generative images, emojis, email responses, and an overhaul to Siri, iOS 18 is aiming to be one of the most revolutionary for iPhones and Apple as a whole. In the latest iteration of the iOS 18 beta, Apple has released the first preview of Apple Intelligence for developers.

The iOS 18.1 developer beta rolled out today and features the first wave of Apple’s AI features, as reported by CNBC. As the name implies, this version of the iOS 18 beta is only available for registered Apple developers, who pay $99 USD annually for early access to such updates.

A MacBook, iPad, and iPhone using Apple Intelligence features. — Source: Apple.

This marks the first time that iPhone users outside of Apple can use the company’s new AI features on their own devices. Among the features shown off at this year’s WWDC 2024 was the ability to generate new emojis using text prompts and summarize and reply to emails. As for Siri, users will be able to type their inquiries as an alternative to speaking them into the microphone, and Siri will sometimes use ChatGPT when it fetches responses.

The general public will have to wait until this fall to check out Apple Intelligence in the full release of iOS 18. For more tech news as the industry goes all-in on AI, stick with Shacknews.

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July 29, 2024 12:25 PM

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- redshak
  
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  July 29, 2024 3:07 PM
  
  Apple dragged ass on its "AI" and is gonna impliment it on their top end phones only right when the AI bullshit is all dying down. Seems like a big L
  - derelict515
    
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    July 29, 2024 3:47 PM
    
    and yet impressions of people who use it say it's great
  - Rahzar
    
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    July 29, 2024 3:53 PM
    
    The difference is they are not doing a ton of gimmick features. Most the stuff they have shown actually seems useful.
    - redshak
      
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      July 29, 2024 5:55 PM
      
      I watched this vid of a guy who has it in beta today and the summarize document or summarize emails is like..sure ok. It takes his wikipedia article and makes a bullet point list or does a not great summary of it.
      
      Everything with Siri is still Siri:
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPDPLZxBU7s
      - gameindustryplant
        
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        July 29, 2024 8:16 PM
        
        yeah i played w ios 18.1 a bunch this evening and it's not in the same universe at chatgpt at all
      - derelict515
        
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        July 30, 2024 7:23 AM
        
        Siri is running a small local model so it’s never going to be as good as ChatGPT
  - AluminumMallard
    
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    July 29, 2024 4:30 PM
    
    Seems like they won in the end then, right?
    
    Unless they’re also recklessly spending billions on nvidia chips like every other big tech company
    - the man with the briefcase
      
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      July 29, 2024 5:25 PM
      
      They pissed away $20 billion on Apple TV+ instead.
      - [deleted] 571206819
        
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        July 29, 2024 6:04 PM
        
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      - missing_spaceship
        
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        July 29, 2024 6:05 PM
        
        better than continuing to hoard stupid amounts of cash. at least people got paid to make all that apple tv stuff.
        
        the man with the briefcase
        
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        July 29, 2024 6:15 PM
        
        They have also pissed away 100s of billions of dollars on share buybacks.
        
        missing_spaceship
        
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        July 29, 2024 9:39 PM
        
        how many people would have financial security for life if we liquidated a company like apple?
        
        Rahzar
        
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        July 30, 2024 6:51 AM
        
        The amount of people devastated by a company of that size suddenly not existing would be massively worse. Think how many people Apple directly and indirectly employ.
        
        feek
        
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        July 30, 2024 11:15 AM
        
        assuming it's 200000, and that this total assets number i found is correct, you could give them all 1.8 million dollars.
        
        Rahzar
        
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        July 30, 2024 11:17 AM
        
        That’s just the direct Apple employees. I don’t think you are thinking through the global impact that a company like Apple has.
        
        feek
        
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        July 30, 2024 11:17 AM
        
        no, i was, but i was just guessing
        
        derelict515
        
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        July 30, 2024 7:24 AM
        
        are you imagining iPhones and all the businesses that run on top of them magically keep running after this?
        
        WhoaEagleRay
        
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        July 30, 2024 8:10 AM
        
        What should they spend money on instead?
        
        quazar
        
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        July 30, 2024 9:16 AM
        
        Stock buy backs, duh
      - Rahzar
        
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        July 30, 2024 6:52 AM
        
        It is shocking to me that TV+ isn’t huge. There is so much great stuff on it.
        
        baconisgod
        
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        July 30, 2024 9:40 AM
        
        Just a guess but apple's overall market penetration is still pretty small and it's those people buying Apple TV, unlike Netflix, which everyone has.
        
        derelict515
        
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        July 30, 2024 10:18 AM
        
        TV+ is great if you want to watch a very small number of prestige shows and that's basically it.
- gameindustryplant
  
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  July 30, 2024 10:24 AM
  
  Ok it can summarize incoming texts on the Lock Screen . Kinda neat