According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.appleWill iOS 18 The first new AI features introduced will run entirely on the device side without relying on cloud servers.
Gurman said today in a Q&A session for his Power On newsletter, "With the world eagerly awaiting Apple's June 10th release of heavy AI technology, it now appears that the first features will run entirely on the device. This means that the large language models that power these new features will not use cloud processing."
Gurman also noted that Apple may offer some cloud-based AI features in the future that could be powered by Google's Gemini or other vendors to provide support. Apple has reportedly held discussions with companies like Google, OpenAI, and China's Baidu about potential generative AI collaborations. While iOS 18 isn't expected to include Apple's own ChatGPT-like chatbot, it's unclear whether Gemini or other chatbots will be directly integrated into iOS 18.
Some Apple supply chain analysts, such as Ming-Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu, have said that some of its own cloud-based, generative AI capabilities could be introduced in the future, as Apple is actively sourcing AI servers.
Rumor has it that iOS 18 will bring new generative AI features to the iPhone's Spotlight search tool, Siri, Safari, Quick Commands, Apple Music, Messages, Health, Numbers, Pages, Keynote, and other apps. Gurman previously reported that generative AI will improve Siri's ability to answer complex questions and allow the Messages app to automate sentence entry.
Apple will release iOS 18 and other software updates at WWDC, its annual developer conference held June 10th through 14th.