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AI Will Play a Big Role in iOS 18 Artificial intelligence has become increasingly popular over the last few years, and it seems Apple will finally join the trend in 2024. In fact, the reason why iOS 18 is said to be one of the most groundbreaking updates from Apple is because it’ll be the first software update to implement new generative AI features. What makes this new AI so special? Well, according to the rumors, you’ll be able to use AI across many different apps. For starters, rumors suggest that you’ll be able to use AI in the Messages app. With it, you could ask your iPhone to write a whole message for you rather than typing what you just said. There are also reports that you’ll be able to ask your iPhone to complete a message you just started. Moreover, there are speculations that the AI will be able to summarize messages so you won’t need to listen to or read the complete message. Like the current AI we know right now, you’ll also be able to ask it questions about the messages and get answers right away. Artificial intelligence is also said to come to Apple Music. While we don’t know exactly how much it’ll be able to do, there are rumors that AI will be able to create new playlists based on anything you ask. Last but not least, productivity. Apple’s AI is said to be really useful for apps like Keynote and Pages. While we don’t have full details at the moment, it’s possible that you’ll be able to create documents and presentations just by giving a few prompts about everything you want to see. It’s also been speculated that the iPhone’s Search feature (also known as Spotlight Search) will see great improvements from AI. In theory, you could basically use it like ChatGPT, in the sense that you’ll be able to ask questions to your iPhone and get answers right away instead of having to use a search engine. It’s unclear how much of this Apple will develop itself. The company reportedly wants to stick to its own AI models for features that run in the background, but it could also partner with Google for some of the heavier AI features.