Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple will reveal its first AI applications later this year, noting that they will run locally without an internet connection. Gurman’s comments.
Why it matters: All signs indicate that future Apple devices will begin heavily leveraging generative AI starting in the second half of this year, but exactly how remains uncertain. Microsoft, Intel, and Qualcomm, already pushing the AI trend, recently unveiled upcoming hardware that can run intensive AI tasks on-device to reduce reliance on the cloud. Evidence mounts that the Cupertino giant has similar plans.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple will reveal its first AI applications later this year, noting that they will run locally without an internet connection. Gurman’s comments align with prior speculation deduced from the company’s hiring records.
The most famous generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, Bard, Copilot, DALL-E, and Midjourney, currently rely on cloud processing.
