Apple surprised many when it announced the integration of OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT into its upcoming operating systems during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 keynote session. This marks the first time that the tech giant has given a third party system-wide access to its platform. However, this is just the beginning, if a new report is to be believed. The company is reportedly set to open up its platform for further AI integrations with Google’s Gemini and other leading AI models.
Apple reportedly open to AI integration with Google Gemini
According to a report According to 9to5Mac, Apple shared its future AI plans in a post-WWDC keynote discussion. During the session, moderated by YouTuber iJustine, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi hinted that Gemini could also be integrated across Apple platforms in the future.
“And so we’re looking forward to doing integrations with different models like Google Gemini in the future. I mean, there’s nothing to announce right now, but that’s our direction,” Federighi was quoted as saying.
Federighi’s mention of Google Gemini was reportedly in the context of Apple’s intentions to bring multiple AI models to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other operating systems. He emphasized that the company wanted to give users preference in using an AI model of their choice, since different large language models (LLMs) can be adept at different tasks.
He also added that the decision to implement ChatGPT first was made because the tech giant “wanted to start with the best,” the publication said.
Apple integrates ChatGPT across operating systems
During the WWDC 2024 keynote session, Apple announced that it was integrating ChatGPT access into its upcoming operating systems for iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. The chatbot will bring various AI features to text and images. Siri will also be able to tap into ChatGPT’s knowledge base to provide answers to various user questions. However, users will need to opt in before Siri can share the question and a photo or document with the chatbot.
ChatGPT capabilities will also be available to users through the system-wide Writing Tools. The Compose feature will also allow users to generate images using the chatbot. Notably, Apple is leveraging GPT-4o-powered ChatGPT for its AI features.
