Does Apple have its own version of ChatGPT?
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm – and tech giants are racing to catch up. But is Apple also involved in the ChatGPT game?
Today you can barely browse the web without coming across an article about ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI chatbot that has taken the world by storm. ChatGPT seems like magic – it can perform countless tests – from writing code to game development to writing a novel.
But far from being magical, ChatGPT is a form of artificial intelligence with which you interact in a conversation-like manner. In short, ChatGPT is a very, very intelligent and powerful AI chatbot. Its capabilities and popularity have also scared off major tech giants.
Microsoft rushed to form a partnership with OpenAI from ChatGPTwhile Google has just launched its competitor ChatGPT, called Bard.
But what about Apple? Does Apple offer a ChatGPT type product? Here’s what you need to know…
Is there an Apple version of ChatGPT?
The short answer is no, there is no Apple version of ChatGPT. That is, Apple is not creating a text-based, AI-powered conversational chatbot.
However, Apple has been in the AI space for a long time and has had a natural language “chatbot” or some sort of natural language “chatbots” for a long time. called Siri. Of course, Siri appears to be nowhere near as intelligent as the AI that powers ChatGPT. With ChatGPT, you can have in-depth conversations and ask it to execute an insane number of varying commands.
Siri, on the other hand, you interact with by voice, but it’s not overly conversational in nature. Siri only lets you give it instructions with one command at a time or ask it one question at a time. And despite Siri’s voice interaction, the typographic interface of ChatGPT It feels much more natural when it comes to having realistic conversations with AI.
How does Apple use AI?
Although it doesn’t have a ChatGPT type of AI chatbot, Apple has been integrating AI into its products for years. The company mainly focuses on three areas of AI, according to on its website:
- Machine learning infrastructure: It connects AI processes to Apple’s hardware products, including iPhone, Mac, and Apple Silicon chipsets.
- Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning: This field deals with generative models and more.
- Natural Language Processing and Speech Technologies: This is probably the area most people think of when they think of “Apple AI.” This subset of AI is the type that powers Siri.
Which Apple products are powered by AI?
A number of Apple products are powered or enhanced by AI processes. The most obvious is the one we’ve already talked about: Siri. Siri’s responses and insights are largely AI-based. But Siri’s “Hey Siri” feature, which lets you activate Siri using the keyphrase, is also powered by AI. It lets Siri recognize your distinct voice, so someone else’s Siri command doesn’t trigger on your iPhone if you are. in the same space.
Another area where Apple uses AI is Face ID, the authentication technology built into almost every iPhone. While Face ID uses cameras and sensors to detect your face, its facial identity analysis is powered by AI.
The Apple Watch also relies on AI to perform a number of features, such as sleep tracking and handwashing recognition. In the latter case, the AI will listen to the sound of running water and the sound that soap suds make when pressed between your hands to know that you have been washing your hands for a certain amount of time.
AI is also built into Apple Silicon chips found in M-series Macs and A-series chips found in iPhones. This built-in AI allows devices to handle tasks like language translation, even when the device is not connected to the internet.
Michael Grothaus
Apple expert and novelist Michael Grothaus has been covering technology on KnowYourMobile for nearly 10 years. Before that, he worked at Apple. And before that, he was a film journalist. Michael is a published author; his book Epiphany Jones was voted one of the best novels about Hollywood by Entertainment Weekly. Michael is also a writer for other publications, including VICE and Fast Company.
