Although it has not yet been officially confirmed by Apple, it is certain that iOS 18 should have a large AI component. This is the path that other systems have already taken and the creator of the iPhone will follow in these footsteps. To materialize this, Apple will have returned to negotiations with OpenAI to have a chatbot in iOS 18, but it won’t stop there.
Apple is negotiating with OpenAI
Although it is known that Apple has the time and resources to create its AI model, the company appears to still be at an early stage. This is the reason why it is known that to fulfill the idea of having a version with extra capabilities in iOS 18 you will have to partner with other giants in the industry.
The most recent information, provided by Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, indicates that the creator of the iPhone will be back at the negotiating table with one of the largest companies in the AI sector. We are talking about OpenAI, which will be in negotiations with Apple again.
The expected result is the arrival of new AI capabilities on iOS 18 and the iPhone, in particular a chatbot. This will deal with the interconnection of Apple's system with the capabilities that users will have available. Apple is also building its own language models to power some iOS 18 features.
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Apple will also be in negotiations with Google to license Gemini, the company's AI chatbot, for iOS 18. It is reported that these negotiations are still ongoing and everything is still unknown. Apple hasn't finally decided what technology it wants to use. It's conceivable, Gurman says, that Apple could end up licensing AI technology from both companies or neither.
Until now, Apple has been quiet about its AI efforts. Still, he gave enough tips to show that he is preparing something. When the company announced its earnings in February, Tim Cook revealed that Apple continues to work and invest in artificial intelligence.
It's still unclear what Apple's AI capabilities will look like in the iPhone and iOS 18. Generative AI is still notoriously unreliable and prone to inventing answers. Recent AI-powered proposals have been released to disastrous reviews, while others have yet to prove their usefulness.
