Apple Intelligence: All are supported devices.

Apple finally unveiled its big AI efforts during the first WWDC 2024 conference: Apple Intelligence. This initiative, which is at the heart of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, faces off against numerous competitors in the sector. Now, unlike other AI offerings, its processing happens differently. This also resulted in it only working on a limited number of devices.

Apple Intelligence will only be available in Macs and iPads with M1, M2, M3 and M4 chips (and its various variants), while iPhone 15 pro, which integrates the A16 Bionic, will be the only Apple smartphone that can use artificial intelligence functions. Obviously, more devices will be added in the future.

Why did Cupertino limit the availability of Apple Intelligence? There is an important reason. Most of the processing of these functions occurs within the commands themselves.. That is, the requested information does not pass through servers, so your data remains confidential. In fact, the focus on privacy was one of the points the company deepened in its presentation.

Of course, AI processing requires chips with optimal performance. Apple has determined that M-powered computers and tablets and the iPhone 15 Pro are the only ones currently capable of using Apple Intelligence without affecting the rest of the system.

Be careful, Apple has made it clear that certain functions require a higher level of processing and must go through your servers.. However, this data will be sent via Apple Private Cloud Computinginfrastructure that guarantees the confidentiality and security of your data.

“With Private Cloud Compute, Apple is setting a new standard for privacy in AI by providing the ability to adapt and scale computing power between on-device processing and larger server models that use dedicated servers powered by Apple chips.” processed via Private Cloud Compute, the data is not stored and cannot be accessed by Apple as it is only used to fulfill user requests. Independent experts can verify this confidentiality.”

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Apple Intelligence is the first step of an ambitious strategy

Of course, it is expected that equipment that will be released in the near future will also be added to the compatibility list. It is very likely that iPhone 16which will be unveiled in the fall, will seamlessly support Apple Intelligence even on entry-level models.

So, this is great news for all M-based Mac owners. Not just iPhone users, because unless you have the current generation premium model, you won’t be able to use Apple Intelligence. Yes or yes, you should upgrade to the iPhone 15 Pro or wait for the next generation.

Much of Apple’s intelligence advantage comes from generative artificial intelligence. For example, it will be possible to generate text, images and emoticons in system applications (iOS, iPadOS and macOS). Without a doubt, the biggest beneficiary is Siri, which has practically been reborn and will finally be quite useful in our daily lives as it will now be integrated with ChatGPT.

We must remember that this is just the first step of Apple Intelligence. Seeing the sheer number of features unveiled at WWDC 2024, it’s impossible not to get excited about what might happen in the future.