Apple ’s push into generative AI this yr seems more and more sure , especially afterEconomic Dailypublished a paper on Thursday about Apple ’s plans for its upcoming fries . The plans , according to ED ( translated from Chinese ) , “ will not only greatly strengthen the AI computing magnate of M3 and A17 processors , but also significantly increase the number of AI computing cores and performance of the new generation of M4 and A18 processor , and the carrying rate of AI lotion in all product lines will be greatly improved . ”

This likely means that Apple will be urinate enhancement to the Neural Engine , the section of Apple chips that handles machine eruditeness . However , ED does not detail how the chips will “ fortify the AI computing power , ” whether by increasing the core count , better processing speed , introducing young heart and soul mapping , a combination of all three , or some other substance .

It ’s also easy to see how an AI enhancement will happen in the M4 and A18 chips ; they have n’t been released yet and it urinate sense that Apple would follow up it in these chips . An A18 Pro chip will likely be at the heart of the iPhone 16 Pro when it is free this descent . As for the M4 , it may not appear until the oddment of this class when Apple update the MacBook Pro and iMac .

However , the ED report also refers to the M3 and A17 mainframe , which Apple has already used in shipped product . That makes it sound as if Apple will make AI updates to unreleased versions of these chips . Apple has yet to release the last flake in the M3 series , the M3 Ultra , so ED could be refer to the Ultra in its account . The A17 Pro is already in the iPhone 16 , so does that mean the non - pro A17 that will end up in the new iPhone 16 have an AI - boost chip ? Perhaps .

During Apple ’s first - quarter financial statement before this calendar month , CEO Tim Cook madeseveral references to the company ’s work in AI . Cook said that AI is an area where the company has spent “ a tremendous amount of clock time and effort , and we ’re excited to share the details of our ongoing work in that space later this twelvemonth . ” That could be at Apple ’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June . Cook ’s input came after Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurmanreportedthat Apple ’s productive AI thrust will depart with iOS 18 .

Here’severything we know so far about iOS 18 . And here’swhat we know so far about the iPhone 16 .