Want Apple’s new AI features without buying a new iPhone? Try this app

After ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022, practically each firm joined in on the AI craze — besides Apple. Two years later, at its annual Worldwide Developer Convention (WWDC) in June, Apple unveiled a group of AI options referred to as Apple Intelligence. Whereas they give the impression of being spectacular (and positively are), lots of the new options have been finished earlier than by OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Subsequent month, Apple’s software program updates will convey generative AI capabilities to iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Nevertheless, OpenAI already unveiled main upgrades to the free model of ChatGPT in Could, and the similarities to what Apple Intelligence will do are price noting. 

The Apple Intelligence updates will likely be free, however the full expertise will solely be obtainable on iPhones with the A17 Professional chip or above, which at the moment solely consists of iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max, and iPads and Macs with the M household of chips, and naturally, the iPhone 16 lineup introduced earlier this week at Apple’s iPhone 16 launch occasion. 

As an alternative of spending 1000’s of {dollars} dashing to improve to the latest Apple units or ready till subsequent month when these options drop, you must take a look at ChatGPT first. OpenAI’s free chatbot has lots of the similar options coming to Apple Intelligence. 

1. Writing assist 

With Apple Intelligence, Writing Instruments will likely be constructed into the Apple units to assist rewrite, proofread, and summarize textual content. Apple says the instruments will likely be accessible “in every single place phrases matter,” together with Mail, Keynote, third-party apps, and extra. 

ChatGPT has superior pure language processing (NLP), making it an excellent writing device. It could actually generate new textual content from scratch, proofread, coedit, rewrite, and extra. Whereas the ChatGPT expertise might not reside natively inside Apple units the best way Apple Intelligence will, customers can simply copy and paste its output right into a tab whereas accessing ChatGPT of their browser.

An alternative choice for Apple customers is to make the most of the ChatGPT app for iPads and iPhones. There’s even a ChatGPT app for MacOS, which permits customers to entry the chatbot shortly by way of a keyboard shortcut, simulating a built-in expertise. 

2. Picture generator

Apple additionally unveiled its first text-to-image generator, Apple’s Picture Playground, at WWDC. This generator will likely be constructed into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and MacOS Sequoia as a part of Apple Intelligence and also will reside as a stand-alone app. With it, customers will be capable of generate pictures from easy textual content prompts and even an individual from their Picture library. Nevertheless, Picture Playground won’t roll out in October however within the coming months, based on Apple. 

Picture Playground’s performance will possible be just like OpenAI’s picture generator, DALL-E 3, which will be accessed by way of ChatGPT. There’s a restrict of two footage within the free model of ChatGPT, however with ChatGPT Plus, customers can generate as many pictures as they’d like. Although ChatGPT Plus has a $20 per 30 days subscription, it gives customers a greater diversity of choices since it will probably render pictures in any fashion. Picture Playground is proscribed to 3 kinds: Animation, illustration, and sketch.

3. Sort and chat

With Apple Intelligence, Siri will likely be upgraded to just accept typed and voice queries — a major change contemplating that it has solely ever functioned as a voice assistant. 

Nevertheless, as mentioned above, ChatGPT also can take textual content and voice inputs. You possibly can sort something you want help with within the ChatGPT textbox and obtain a right away response. 

4. ChatGPT itself

Apple introduced that Siri can have entry to ChatGPT, which, as mentioned above, will be accessed instantly from the supply with out Apple Intelligence at no cost. 

5. Superior conversational capabilities 

One other replace coming to Siri is best NLP, which means will probably be in a position to perceive you even if you happen to stutter or pause. OpenAI indicated at its Spring Launch that the improved Voice Mode for ChatGPT can have the identical capabilities, akin to stopping when a consumer interrupts it, understanding queries higher, and extra. 

The improved Voice Mode is at the moment rolling out in alpha to a small group of ChatGPT Plus customers, and OpenAI shared it can proceed so as to add customers on a rolling foundation. 

6. Multimodal capabilities

Apple shared that with Apple Intelligence, Siri can have on-screen consciousness, making asking it for assist with sure duties simpler. Throughout OpenAI’s Spring Launch occasion, the corporate additionally confirmed a demo indicating that ChatGPT can have on-screen consciousness as effectively — although it hasn’t clarified after we’ll see this function. 

The worth of getting an AI voice assistant that may see what you’re engaged on and use it as context to your question is obvious, and it’ll possible be the way forward for all assistants. 

Past on-screen consciousness, ChatGPT’s up to date Voice Mode will allow you to know your environment and supply help utilizing your telephone’s digital camera, as seen within the demo video above. The newly introduced Apple Visible Intelligence works equally, permitting customers to point out the AI their environment to get up-to-date data on what they’re taking a look at or surrounded by.