Apple's AI Update at WWDC
Apple Will Unveil Multiple AI Functions at the Upcoming WWDC Developer Conference, Says Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Today, June 10th. TapTechNews Noticed that Kuo Summarized Apple's AI Strategy in His Post. He Believed that Apple Will Integrate Powerful Functions into All Aspects of Its Operating System and Applications, Which Will Become Its Advantage. For Example, the High-profile Siri Intelligent Assistant Will Undergo a Major Upgrade, but Due to the Upcoming iPhone 16 Still Using 8GB of Memory, Its Local Large Language Model (LLM) Technology May Be Limited. Apple Is Expected to Combine Local and Server-side LLM Technologies to Significantly Improve Siri's Response Ability to User Queries.
Kuo Doesn't Think Apple Has Made Breakthrough Progress Beyond Market Expectations. He Has Doubts About Whether the New iPhones and Their Supporting Operating Systems Released in the Fall Will Trigger a Wave of User Churn. However, He Expects that Apple's Vigorous Investment in The Field of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Recent Years Will Pay Off in The Future. Kuo Pointed Out That According to His Survey, The Shipment Volume of The iPhone 16 Series in The Second Half of 2024 May Be Slightly Lower Than That of The iPhone 15 Series in The Same Period in 2023.
Kuo Also Pointed Out That The LLM Model Based on The Cloud Usually Requires a Longer Training Time, Which May Mean That Apple's Server-side AI Solution Will Be Rolled Out in Stages Rather Than Fully at Release. Due to The Above Reasons, Kuo Said That The Significant Revenue and Profit Growth Brought by The New AI Functions May Take Longer to Fully Realize.
Regarding Whether Apple Will Cooperate with Other AI Companies, Kuo Downplayed The Importance of Utilizing Technologies From External Companies. He Believed That Such Collaborations for Apple Mainly Focus on The Encapsulation Model of User and Application Interaction.
Kuo Concluded That After WWDC, Apple Will No Longer Be Considered a Laggard in The AI Industry. AI Will Be Ubiquitous in Apple's Main Applications, and Apple's Advantage in User Interface Design Will Be Fully Demonstrated, and The Improvement of Siri Is One of The Biggest Selling Points.
