Posted 3/16/2024, 12:54:54 PM
Apple Acquires AI Startup to Bring Advanced iPhone Features Offline
- Apple acquired Canadian AI startup DarwinAI, likely to make iPhone AI features faster and able to run locally rather than in the cloud
- The acquisition happened earlier this year and DarwinAI's online presence has since disappeared
- Apple's edict for iOS 18 is to be full of AI features like summarization, question answering, and app building assistance
- Some new iPhone AI features will likely be exclusive to the iPhone 16 when it launches
- The iPhone 16 chipset may be the same across models so that the best on-device AI features have the necessary hardware boost