Apple is expected to announce multiple AI features at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 conference scheduled to take place from June 10-14. Apple is speculated to unveil updates to its software platforms, including iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, visionOS 2, and more. Apart from AI updates, the company will reportedly announce various features, including a ‘Black Box’ to protect user privacy.
“When Apple executives appear at its developer conference in mid-June, they are expected to unveil details of how it will integrate AI in its Siri virtual assistant and other products. One of the big questions is how it will do so while still honouring its promises to protect the personal data of its users,” the report noted.
Citing four former Apple employees, a report by The Information claims that the company will process AI applications in a virtual black box that will essentially make “it impossible for its employees to access” the user data.
“Over the past three years, the company has been working on a secret project, known internally as Apple Chips in Data Centers or ACDC, that would allow for such black box processing. Its approach is similar in concept to confidential computing, an industry term that means the data is kept private even while it’s being processed,” the employees added.
AI features that may come to Apple devices
This year’s WWDC is expected to be all about AI-related announcements. iOS 18 may get one of the biggest overhauls with AI-powered enhancements to Safari, Photos, Notes, and Siri.
As per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple may release these highly-anticipated features with a “beta” or “preview” label.
“When Apple executives appear at its developer conference in mid-June, they are expected to unveil details of how it will integrate AI in its Siri virtual assistant and other products. One of the big questions is how it will do so while still honouring its promises to protect the personal data of its users,” the report noted.
Citing four former Apple employees, a report by The Information claims that the company will process AI applications in a virtual black box that will essentially make “it impossible for its employees to access” the user data.
“Over the past three years, the company has been working on a secret project, known internally as Apple Chips in Data Centers or ACDC, that would allow for such black box processing. Its approach is similar in concept to confidential computing, an industry term that means the data is kept private even while it’s being processed,” the employees added.
AI features that may come to Apple devices
This year’s WWDC is expected to be all about AI-related announcements. iOS 18 may get one of the biggest overhauls with AI-powered enhancements to Safari, Photos, Notes, and Siri.
As per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple may release these highly-anticipated features with a “beta” or “preview” label.
