On the first day of its WWDC24, Tim Cook and Apple unveiled a massive integration of AI into most, if not, all aspects of Siri and its other programs.
The most anticipated announcement was Apple’s partnership with OpenAI that integrates ChatGPT into the iPhone. Siri will ask a user if they want additional information from ChatGPT.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was in attendance and tweeted about the partnership with Apple.
From Apple’s press release:
ChatGPT Gets Integrated Across Apple Platforms
Apple is integrating ChatGPT access into experiences within iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, allowing users to access its expertise — as well as its image- and document-understanding capabilities — without needing to jump between tools.
Siri can tap into ChatGPT’s expertise when helpful. Users are asked before any questions are sent to ChatGPT, along with any documents or photos, and Siri then presents the answer directly.
- An iPhone 15 Pro user enters a prompt for Siri that reads, “I have fresh salmon, lemons, tomatoes. Help me plan a 5-course meal with a dish for each taste bud.”
- On iPhone 15 Pro, Siri replies to a user’s prompt with “Do you want me to use ChatGPT to do that?”
- On iPhone 15 Pro, ChatGPT’s results are presented through Siri. The first course — tomato and basil bruschetta — is detailed in a bullet.
Additionally, ChatGPT will be available in Apple’s systemwide Writing Tools, which help users generate content for anything they are writing about. With Compose, users can also access ChatGPT image tools to generate images in a wide variety of styles to complement what they are writing.
- Using the Compose tool in Pages, a user enters a prompt about writing a bedtime story about a 6-year-old named Annie who’s great at solving riddles.
- Using the Compose tool in Pages, a user accesses ChatGPT image tools to generate an image. The menu shows a range of styles suggested by ChatGPT: “Add a magical impressionist image,” “Add a photorealistic image of the story,” and “Include a backstory for the caterpillar.”
- In Pages, a user’s Compose-generated bedtime story and accompanying image are shown.
Privacy protections are built in for users who access ChatGPT — their IP addresses are obscured, and OpenAI won’t store requests. ChatGPT’s data-use policies apply for users who choose to connect their account.
ChatGPT will come to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia later this year, powered by GPT-4o. Users can access it for free without creating an account, and ChatGPT subscribers can connect their accounts and access paid features right from these experiences.