Posted 3/19/2024, 8:25:29 PM
Apple Unveils MM1, New AI Model Showcasing Investments in Multimodal AI for Future Apps and Devices
- Apple recently published a research paper on MM1, a new multimodal AI model capable of working with text and images, showing Apple is investing in AI
- MM1 appears similar to AI models from Meta, Google, etc. and could power chatbots or agents that take actions like writing code
- The model shows Apple has the expertise to train powerful AI models, even if MM1 itself is small
- Apple may use multimodal models like MM1 as building blocks for assistants, apps that describe images, replace Siri, etc.
- Apple can leverage its control of hardware and software to have an advantage tailoring AI models like MM1 to work well on iPhones and other devices