Apple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI models

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With Apple's latest operating system updates, users will reportedly have their pick of which third-party AI models they want to use for a host of tasks.
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When iOS 27 is released later this year, iPhone users will reportedly have a lot of choice when it comes to which AI models they want to use on-device.
A new report from Bloomberg says that Apple plans to give users their pick of a number of third-party large language models that will be capable of powering various functions within the iPhone s operating system. The new feature, dubbed Extensions internally, will allow users to “access generative AI capabilities from installed apps on demand, through Apple Intelligence features such as Siri, Writing Tools, Image Playground and more,” reads a message reportedly shown in test versions of the software.
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