Apple Intelligence has finally arrived, and like most AI on smartphones so far, it’s mostly underwhelming.
The debut features of Apple Intelligence are all very familiar: there are glowing gradients and sparkle icons that indicate the presence of AI; writing tools that make your emails sound more professional; and an AI eraser in Photos that blots away distractions. It’s all here, and it all works okay. But none of it is even close to the time-saving computing platform shift we’ve been promised.
Essentially, there are two Apple Intelligences: the one that’s here now and the one we might see in the future. Even in today’s launch announcement, Apple is busy teasing the features that haven’t launched yet. What’s here today is a handful of…
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