One thing can be actually useful sometimes - live speech translation. Then again it is most useful on smaller devices - for voice calls etc. It is something that was more like sci-fi just about 10-15 years ago - like "universal translator" in Star Trek - and now we are not sure if this is "AI" any more or not.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Has the AI (Apple Intelligence) been useful in Silicon Macs, or just a hype?
- Thread starter chmania
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
capamac
macrumors 6502a
Last edited:
adrianlondon
macrumors 604
Never turned it on, either on my phone or laptop.
I regularly check what features it brings to those devices, and will happily turn it on the moment it purports to do something I'll find useful.
So far, looking at the list of stuff it can do, I have no use for it.
I occasionally throw questions/commands at Gemini, but generally I have little use for AI on my devices a the moment.
I'm hoping that will change as things progress, as there's loads of stuff - mainly on my phone due to crappy Siri and Shortcuts limitations - I'd like to be able to do/script/automate.
I regularly check what features it brings to those devices, and will happily turn it on the moment it purports to do something I'll find useful.
So far, looking at the list of stuff it can do, I have no use for it.
I occasionally throw questions/commands at Gemini, but generally I have little use for AI on my devices a the moment.
I'm hoping that will change as things progress, as there's loads of stuff - mainly on my phone due to crappy Siri and Shortcuts limitations - I'd like to be able to do/script/automate.
Have you tried running IBM's LLM called 'Granite'? It only needs 4 gigs to run in LM studio, and its quite capable, depending on your use cases.
My problem with Apple Intelliugence, AI, is that I can't find it! Yes it is turned on and sure, you can create images in Playground, but other than that, where is it? I get Apple's design language on making things less intrusive, less in your face, but if AI is truely baked into MacOS 26, they really made it a lot less intrusive to the point where it can't really be found.
I am looking at my Macbook, my phone, and iPad, and I can't find it. For those of you who has found it, would you please let me know where I can find it? What it is doing for those few(?) who has found AI on Apple products? -how is it makeing you workflows better, how is it improving your productivety, how is it making you more efficient? Copilot, with all of its flaws, are doing more for me than something that supposedly is baked into the OS acorssall of the various platforms Apple controls. AI is tuely, in my openion, missing in action.
I am looking at my Macbook, my phone, and iPad, and I can't find it. For those of you who has found it, would you please let me know where I can find it? What it is doing for those few(?) who has found AI on Apple products? -how is it makeing you workflows better, how is it improving your productivety, how is it making you more efficient? Copilot, with all of its flaws, are doing more for me than something that supposedly is baked into the OS acorssall of the various platforms Apple controls. AI is tuely, in my openion, missing in action.
Bungaree.Chubbins
macrumors 65816
That's the great thing about how Apple is using AI. Rather than just wedging chatbots into everything, they're making things work better. To be honest though, I really only use the proofreading portion of Apple Intelligence. None of the rest of it is particularly useful to me right now. Lets see how things pan out as new apps are released using Apple's built-in models.
Copilot is a royal pain in the ****, getting shoehorned in everywhere regardless of its dubious utility. I don't use my PC very often, but Windows 11 is working very hard to make sure I want to never use it again.