Please Apple don't announce it for iOS 18 if its going to be released a month or two before iOS 19 that's so annoying
Doubtful unless they're doing it all on device.Will this be limited to iPhone 16 pro? I’m about to jump on a 15 for free through my carrier but as soon as I do, I’ll find out this is limited to a phone I don’t have when I could have just kept my 14 for another year.
AI on iPhones will most certainly "require" a new co-processor chip, named something like "Intelligence Engine", and thus force you get an iPhone 16 or newer (or 17, or any other model beyond 15, if that's the one that gets it).Only Apple would make this a premium offering. You must buy their $1000+ phone AND have a recurring subscription to get a voice assistant that can do the basics.
I miss the value of owning a function in perpetuity. Yesterday the DICTIONARY didn’t have a word I needed to look up, but offered the souped up dictionary with that definition and more for a small yearly subscription fee.
Endless subscription services are a capitalistic evil we must escape. How can we kill this cancer?
Apple will make it extremely limited because it's all going to be "on-device".Siri with generative AI seems a horrible idea https://mitsloanedtech.mit.edu/ai/basics/addressing-ai-hallucinations-and-bias/#Inaccurate_Content
As opposed to rushing out an API with bugs and security holes? No thanks. Generative AI is just too important and data is too sensitive to risk. Apple's steady iterations have made them the multi-trillion dollar company they are today and trusted worldwide.And not doubt iOS18 will limit generative Siri to Apple apps and that "magically" open it up to developers in iOS19...
99% of the people concerned about the differences between synthetic and real voices are the ones in the voice talent industry. Yes, it’s a real concern, but most people just don’t care that much.
When desktop publishing allowed anyone to create without hiring an artist, I’m sure artists were upset. Democratizing access to previously inaccessible services is one of the main benefits of technology in general.
Depends on the function? Do I want to own an appliance in perpetuity? Probably. But not technology. Hardware and software changes too quickly. As soon as you buy most cutting edge hardware, it's almost obsolete or at least too obsolete to run the any near future software. I prefer subscriptions for most content and sometimes even hardware too. But I also earn a living using technology so I am heavily incentivized to upgrade with more frequency.I miss the value of owning a function in perpetuity. Yesterday the DICTIONARY didn’t have a word I needed to look up, but offered the souped up dictionary with that definition and more for a small yearly subscription fee.
Endless subscription services are a capitalistic evil we must escape. How can we kill this cancer?
At least that is by Apple though. 😂True, but Siri is AI..
Apple will make it extremely limited because it's all going to be "on-device".
But more importantly, it's going to very limited so that Apple can gradually test it and upgrade it over several many generations of up-coming iPhones, forcing consumers to upgrade to get the latest "Intelligence Engine" co-processor chip that we'll see from iPhones 16 or 17 and beyond.
The main iPhone CPU is stagnating in upgrades. So shifting focus to AI and this new co-processor is a great way to revitalize sales and convince even those with iPhones 13, 14 or 15 to upgrade despite very minimal upgrades to the main iPhone CPU.
Will this be limited to iPhone 16 pro? I’m about to jump on a 15 for free through my carrier but as soon as I do, I’ll find out this is limited to a phone I don’t have when I could have just kept my 14 for another year.
True, but Siri is AI..
Almost like his job is to show future growth of revenue to investors“AI features may differ based on subscription service status”.
Well of course! Timmy needs a new insert expensive toy here.
I doubt this would happen. What could the iPhone 16 Pro have that the iPhone 15 doesn't which lets it run an LLM locally? I think this LLM stuff is going to happen on Apple's servers and you'll get basic Siri that can barely text someone when you're offline. There's no way an iPhone can run an LLM and not run super hot and drain the battery.Will this be limited to iPhone 16 pro? I’m about to jump on a 15 for free through my carrier but as soon as I do, I’ll find out this is limited to a phone I don’t have when I could have just kept my 14 for another year.
True, but I’m personally hoping for something broader. I think Siri is good most of the time with specific inquiries; but fails often on follow-up/contextual inquiries. I’m hoping that llm capability will improve Siri contextual inference and finally allow users to have non-trivial conversations about a particular topic.Makes sense, but language models could be slowly introduced in just certain types of queries. I imagine we will get the ability to ask about current events with Apple News+.
And the sad part is, unless something has changed in a recent update, your expensive iPhone (and mine) can only have one timer running. Whereas my $30 Alexa in the kitchen can have multiple.Come on Apple!
Get it right this time.
Please.
Example:
A day or so before christmas I had to go to collect our Christmas bird at the butchers.
I asked Siri, what time I had to go and collect.
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Oh honestly!
The clue, dear Siri Apple is in the address.
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Siri fails completely at these contextual clues that I have to admit Alexa does exceptionally well.
I truly hope Apple get this sorted.
Right now I only use Siri to set timers.
What a waste.
Probably NOT limited to iPhone 16Will this be limited to iPhone 16 pro? I’m about to jump on a 15 for free through my carrier but as soon as I do, I’ll find out this is limited to a phone I don’t have when I could have just kept my 14 for another year.
I have two timers running on my iPhone 14 right now, and it's been possible since iOS 17 came out.And the sad part is, unless something has changed in a recent update, your expensive iPhone (and mine) can only have one timer running. Whereas my $30 Alexa in the kitchen can have multiple.
Well there you go!I have two timers running on my iPhone 14 right now, and it's been possible since iOS 17 came out.
I am hoping that any phone or device with the neural engine will be able to run the Siri updates. But your logic makes perfect sense.Probably NOT limited to iPhone 16
Lets assume this rumor is correct and they are going to announce at WWDC. That means a Beta in July-September where this will be tested. Best phone Apple will have by that point is iPhone 15. They're not going to finish testing the iOS 18 Beta on iPhone 15s, release the iPhone 16, then retroactively disable it from iPhone 15.
I wonder how the lack of a web browser will impact a more capable version of Siri for tvOS? The device could stand increased fact finding related to content.Apple is purportedly working on linkages for the new version of Siri to connect to various external services, likely via an API. Finally, the report suggests that some of Apple's new AI features may differ based on subscription service status, but it is unclear what shape this could take.