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iPhone 16 Likely to Get Exclusive AI Features in iOS 18
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Disgusting, forcible discrimination against previous models.
I even think that Siri's AI capabilities might turn into some kind of subscription-based feature.
Let's look forward to Timmy's reinvention of the business bottom line.
I even think that Siri's AI capabilities might turn into some kind of subscription-based feature.
Let's look forward to Timmy's reinvention of the business bottom line.
If you mean are you curious if Apple will offer a free version and a paid version like others currently leading the space and how much… it depends completely if done on device or in the cloud. On device it would presumably be free like all Apple’s existing ML/AI features. If requires running in the cloud then it would certainly have to cost something since it’s so expensive to run. ChatGPT charges 20/month for there’s but the pricing isn’t really sustainable and meant more to get rid of competitors and then later they increase costs. Also their API is per token so can get far more expensive, but again they are charging a lot less than others to stifle the competition. Apple certainly would love on device for privacy but who knows if even their next years chips could handle that as well as the cloud can. Time will tell but yes I expect to certainly be less than the competition.
Before any of this happens Apple / Siri need to be able to unlock my iPhone with my voice which it cannot presently do now, its voice authenticated already when Siri is set up . So why can’t Apple enable Siri to unlock my iPhone ?
Apple at WWDC 2024 will reveal a turbo-charged version of Siri powered by large language models (LLMs) that will debut in iOS 18, but some new cutting-edge generative AI features could be exclusive to iPhone 16 models, according to a new rumor.
Last month, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman revealed that Apple is developing a large array of features that use generative AI, including a "smarter version of Siri" and new LLM-based AI features that will be baked into iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.
Gurman said Apple was still debating whether to limit generative AI to on-device processing, deploy it via the cloud, or adopt a hybrid approach combining the two. It was not mentioned either way whether some AI features would require specific hardware architecture or trickle down to all models capable of running iOS 18.
However, according to new information independently shared by the leaker @Tech_Reve, iOS 18 will bring the company's new LLM to millions of existing devices by using cloud-based AI, while new on-device AI features will likely remain exclusive to the iPhone 16.
In terms of iOS 18 features, Gurman's sources mention a revamped interaction between Siri and the Messages app, enabling users to field complex questions and auto-complete sentences more effectively. We may also see auto-generated Apple Music playlists and integration with productivity apps like Pages and Keynote, such as AI-assisted writing and slide deck creation. Where this patina of AI integration crosses over into new hardware requirements is still unknown.
Apple is designing new A-series chips for the iPhone 16 lineup, built on TSMC's latest N3E 3-nanometer node. Efficiency and performance improvements are of course expected, but there could be other benefits that feed into Apple's AI intentions. Notably, TSMC is the sole manufacturer for Nvidia's powerful H100 and A100 AI processors, the hardware that powers AI tools like ChatGPT and which also comprises the majority of AI data centers.
All models in the iPhone 16 series are also rumored to have an extra button that we don't know the purpose of yet. Internal versions of the iPhone 16 that Apple is working on include an extra capacitive button, known internally as the "Capture Button."
The button is located on the same side as the Power button, and is a capacitive button that is able to detect pressure and touch, providing haptic feedback when pressed. There has been no word yet on what this button might be used for, but it could conceivably have unforeseen practical AI applications.
Apple is said to be on course to spend $1 billion per year on AI research, with some of the company's biggest executive names overseeing development, including senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi, senior vice president of machine learning and AI strategy John Giannandrea, and senior vice president of services Eddy Cue.
Article Link: iPhone 16 Models on Course for Exclusive AI Features Coming in iOS 18
The super advanced feature in question? Siri actually understanding me and responding in a reasonable amount of time. Ten years after its introduction. And about five years after they started talking about neural engines.
This is what happens when you have a product that has plateaued design wise. You have to start locking software features to get people to upgrade. Pretty ridiculous but it is what it is business wise. This will be locked behind the Series 10 watch too.
How secure would that be? Lots of folks are very good at impersonating other people's voices.
I have not doubt that Apple will bogusly claim that only the iPhone 16 is capable of running this cloud-based feature.
"iPhone 16 Models on Course for Exclusive AI Features Coming in iOS 18" =
"iPhone 16 Models on Course for Exclusive AI Bugs Coming in iOS 18"
"iPhone 16 Models on Course for Exclusive AI Bugs Coming in iOS 18"
Still don't get why they didn't bring 24MP photos or at least the portrait without swiping into portrait mode on the 14 Pro at least. The iPhone 15 is not even newer hardware than the 14 Pro, it's got the same SOC. Or action mode on the 14 series which was the same hardware as the 13. It's neat software tricks but nothing worth buying a new phone over and it's cheap Android manufacturer behavior from Apple.
I imagine that running AI agents on device will need more RAM, which Apple famously, always skimps on.
(I guess they might ramp up the neural core part of the next A and M processors also).
(I guess they might ramp up the neural core part of the next A and M processors also).
You mean like they work (very laggy) on Pixel 8 Pro? 🤣
This is Apple, when they do something, it just works 🤓
Likewise.....not sure what kind of people are yearning for a conversation with a bot 🤣
Perhaps, if you focus on more than buttons, you will see the innovations 🤓
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Odd numbers have always been better than even in my experience ie: 11 pro much better than 10 & 10s, 13 pro much better than 12 pro now 15 Pro much better than 14 Pro.
My next upgrade will be 17 Pro (from 13 Pro) or until all the camera's are 48 mega Pixels, even then, I would resist the 16 Pro very hard
The other companies do this too. The Pixel 8 Pro is an example.
Great idea, means that people that don't want it, don't have to subsidise the ones that do! or compromise their privacy.
