The New York Times - Apple’s new AI features are just meh
Today, Apple’s glitzy new in-house artificial intelligence is available to the public with the latest iOS update. The long-awaited features promise to do everything from writing your emails, to editing your photos, to transcribing your calls and beyond. After testing a prerelease version of Apple Intelligence for the last few weeks, we think it’s … just fine. Some of the features are real advancements, but for the most part, they’re half-baked and not particularly useful. As senior staff writer Max Eddy puts it: “The highly touted AI-transformed future still seems a long way off.” See for yourself. Here’s how to enable the new features→ We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more ›
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