Feed aggregator

Bloomberg News‘ Mark Gurman is reporting that there is a strong possibility that the chip in the new iPad Pro will be the M4, not the M3 and it will be Apple’s first major AI-driven device.

Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
‎

I believe Apple will position the tablet as its first truly AI-powered device — and that it will tout each new product from then on as an AI device. This, of course, is all in response to the AI craze that has swept the tech industry over the last couple years.

By introducing the new iPad Pro ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple could lay out its AI chip strategy without distraction. Then, at WWDC, it could focus on how the M4 chip and new iPad Pros will take advantage of the AI software and services coming as part of iPadOS 18 later this year. I fully expect Apple to position the A18 chip in the iPhone 16 line as built around AI as well.

To be fair, though, these new products aren’t engineered and developed entirely around AI. This is partly about marketing…

The company is holding a “Let Loose” event on May 7 to introduce the new iPad Pro, iPad Air, Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil.

Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon.
‎
MacDailyNews Take: Yup.

It will take years and billions of dollars to catch up just to where GenAI leaders (OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet, etc.) are today.

Apple hopes to buy time for the data center buildouts and investments that will be required for them to someday own their own AI technology and not have to license it. – MacDailyNews, April 1, 2024

The potential for an iPhone 16 super cycle depends on how well Apple marketing sells its GenAI bandaid (licensing from Google, Baidu, etc.) as it works (for years, likely) to catch up with its own generative AI solution. – MacDailyNews, April 11, 2024
‎
Please help support MacDailyNews. Click or tap here to support our independent tech blog. Thank you!

Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon.

The post Apple’s new iPad Pro likely to be AI-driven device powered by M4 chip appeared first on MacDailyNews.

As Apple scrambles to catch up to rivals in generative AI, the company has renewed talks with OpenAI regarding artificial intelligence capabilities.

Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
‎

When Apple announces its new slate of generative AI features in June, the company will be arriving late to a party that’s been raging for nearly two years. Ever since the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in 2022, Apple’s tech peers have been scrambling to add artificial intelligence capabilities.

The company is aiming to integrate AI into many of its applications and features, including ones that automatically write text, summarize articles in Safari and recap missed notifications. The new features will use Apple’s AI model, dubbed Ajax internally, but the company isn’t planning to release its own ChatGPT-style chatbot.

For that, Apple has been talking to potential partners, including Google and OpenAI, as I first reported earlier this year. The discussions had centered on Google’s Gemini, but talks between Apple and OpenAI also have heated up recently.

A big question remains: Will iPhone customers embrace the new features? There’s still some concern at the highest levels of Apple that most users won’t take advantage of the enhancements.

Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon.
‎
MacDailyNews Take: That ought to goose AAPL today, at least.
‎
Please help support MacDailyNews. Click or tap here to support our independent tech blog. Thank you!

Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon.

The post Apple reportedly renews talks with OpenAI for generative AI features appeared first on MacDailyNews.