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Tim Cook denies OpenAI rumors; talks AI energy use; Apple Glasses; saving lives

Tim Cook Wired interview | Cook seen against abstract background

A wide-ranging interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals him (kind of) denying OpenAI rumors; addressing the potential conflict between the power requirements of AI and Apple’s environmental goals; the journey toward Apple Glasses; and how Apple’s greatest legacy may be saving lives.

Cook kicks off by denying that Apple was late to AI, pointing out that the company first built a neural engine into its products back in 2017 …

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Jony Ive confirms working on an AI hardware product with OpenAI’s Sam Altman

Jony Ive confirms working on an AI hardware product | Purely conceptual image of a mystery device

Former Apple design head Jony Ive has confirmed reports that he was working on an AI hardware product in partnership with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. We still have no idea what it will do, or what form it will take (image is just a conceptual one of a mystery device).

Ive also shared that he bought a chunk of real estate in one of San Francisco’s most famous blocks, and plans include a LoveFrom store selling everything from notebooks to clothing …

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Apple Intelligence likely the safest way to use ChatGPT; ‘a data hoover on steroids’

Why the Apple Intelligence delays? | AI and Siri logos

The latest version of ChatGPT has been described as “a data hoover on steroids” as a result of its new capabilities (like seeing everything happening on your screen) and extremely loose privacy policy.

While Apple Intelligence will use ChatGPT as a fallback option for queries which cannot be answered by the new Siri, Apple has put in place additional safeguards which will likely make it the safest way to use the chatbot …

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Phil Schiller to join OpenAI board in ‘observer’ role following Apple’s ChatGPT deal

Phil Schiller

At WWDC last month, Apple announced its partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into iOS 18. While no money is changing hands between Apple and OpenAI, a new report today reveals that Apple will get an “observer role” on OpenAI’s board of directors as part of the arrangement.

The man chosen for the job? Everyone’s favorite Apple Fellow, Phil Schiller.

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OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk’s claim that Apple isn’t smart and ChatGPT isn’t safe

Apple Intelligence features

Perhaps upset that nobody cares about his own pet chatbot, Grok, Elon Musk launched a baseless attack on Apple’s AI announcements – saying that the iPhone maker wasn’t smart enough to create its own AI, and that ChatGPT isn’t safe.

OpenAI’s chief technology officer has now hit back at the latter part of the claim …

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Now you can keep talking to ChatGPT while multitasking on iPhone

Your Reddit posts can now train ChatGPT | AI apps on an iPhone

We are only days away from Apple announcing an official partnership with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT-style intelligence to iOS 18 and perhaps a new and improved Siri.

Ahead of those announcements, the ChatGPT iPhone app has been updated so you can keep talking to ChatGPT while multitasking in other apps. This enables a much more powerful, desktop-like experience while using the iPhone.

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ChatGPT will soon be able to see everything happening on your screen

ChatGPT Mac app with screen viewing feature

Yesterday in its spring update, OpenAI launched a fully-native Mac app for ChatGPT and also debuted its new flagship model, GPT-4o. There was no shortage of remarkable demos and excitement, especially for Apple users mulling the rumored Apple-OpenAI partnership for iOS 18.

One key thing that caught my interest in the full event video was a forthcoming ChatGPT app feature that was demoed but without any real details shared. What feature? The ability for ChatGPT to see everything happening on your device’s screen.

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Amazing iPad AI tutor demo points to an incredible new world for students

iPad AI tutor demo | GPT-4o

If you haven’t yet watched yesterday’s OpenAI event, I highly recommend doing so. The headline news was that the latest GPT-4o model works seamlessly with any combination of text, audio, and video.

That includes the ability to ‘show’ the GPT-4o app a screen recording you are taking of another app – and it’s this capability the company showed off with a pretty incredible iPad AI tutor demo …

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Apple has reportedly resumed negotiations with OpenAI to power AI features in iOS 18

Apple AI features iOS 18

Some reports last month revealed that Apple was in talks with Google to use Gemini to power new AI features coming to iOS 18. Earlier this year, 9to5Mac also reported that Apple had been running internal tests with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Now a Bloomberg report claims that Apple has resumed negotiations with OpenAI for a potential partnership.

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Jony Ive AI device could get $1B funding from Laurene Powell Jobs

Jony Ive AI device | Blue cube image

We first heard last year that former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were working on some kind of AI hardware project. It was later reported that Tang Tan, Apple’s chief iPhone and Apple Watch designer, was also joining the project.

A report now suggests that the pair are now seeking a billion dollars in funding, and are in talks with Steve Jobs’ widow, founder and president of the Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs …

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