Apple is set to unveil groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) features with its upcoming iOS 18 operating system in June.
Analysts from 9to5Mac discovered code in the first beta version of iOS 17.4 indicating Apple’s ongoing development of a new Siri version powered by advanced language models, with some assistance from external sources.
It appears that Apple is utilizing OpenAI’s ChatGPT interface for internal testing to aid in the development of its own AI models.
According to the uncovered code, iOS 17.4 includes a new SiriSummarization framework that makes calls to ChatGPT, suggesting that Apple is using this for internal testing of its novel AI features.
There are multiple instances of system prompts for the SiriSummarization framework in iOS 17.4, including commands like “Please summarize,” “Please answer these questions,” and “Please summarize the selected text,” indicating a system request for action based on message inputs.
This aligns with previous reports from Bloomberg, which stated that Apple is integrating AI into its messaging app to enable automatic question-asking and sentence completion.
However, it’s unlikely that Apple will use OpenAI models to power its AI features in iOS 18. Instead, the company seems to be benchmarking its own AI models against ChatGPT.
Overall, the iOS 17.4 code suggests Apple is testing four different AI models, including an internal model named Ajax. iOS 17.4 reveals two versions of AjaxGPT, one processed on-device and the other not, showcasing Apple’s commitment to enhancing AI capabilities within its operating system.
OpenAI recently removed a clause from its usage policy that prohibited the technology’s use for military purposes.
Until Wednesday, January 10, OpenAI’s ‘Usage Policy’ page explicitly forbade ‘activities that carry a high risk of physical harm,’ including ‘weapon development’ and ‘military and warfare’ uses.
However, as observed by ‘The Intercept,’ the new policy now posted on the website simply states not to ‘use our services to harm yourself or others,’ with ‘weapon development or use’ cited as an example. The complete ban on ‘military and warfare’ applications has disappeared.
OpenAI claims this change aims to make the document ‘clearer’ and ‘easier to read,’ including many significant linguistic and formatting changes.
