Apple embraces ai and existing iphones, other devices

5 ADDITIONAL UPCOMING DEVELOPMENTS Here are some of the other AI features coming to Apple’s devices that older adults might find useful. 1. CATEGORIZE MAIL. Apple’s Mail app will classify

incoming emails as Primary, Promotions, Transactions and Updates, similar to what Google does with Gmail. 2. CORRESPOND WITH ASSISTANCE. Rewrite, Proofread and Summarize are among the

writing tools you’ll be able to access when you’re crafting a blog post, preparing a memo for your boss or sending a party invitation. The tools will automatically turn up inside Apple’s own

Keynote, Mail, Notes, Pages and Safari applications as well as some third-party apps. You can choose a writing style, having Apple generate content that is more concise, friendly or

professional. You’re already seeing similar writing tools on Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and yes, ChatGPT. ChatGPT may play a role here, too. Still, Apple’s grip on the market will

bring these tools to a lot more people. 3. GENERATE CREATIVE IMAGES. Apple Intelligence can help you get creative with photos, images and GIFs. If you’re writing to tell your mom that she’s

your hero, it might suggest an image showing her wearing a superhero cape. If you really want to get playful, you can type out a description to (on the fly) generate what Apple calls

“Genmojis,” custom emojis, sometimes of friends and families based on their photos. Try something like, “Show Lyle as an astronaut.” And a standalone Image Playground app will let you

generate images in one of three styles — Animation, Illustration and Sketch — though these same tools will also be part of Messages, Notes, Pages and other apps. 4. PRIORITIZE NOTIFICATIONS.

The iPhone promises to more intelligently deliver notifications for stuff you’ll want or need to see right away while keeping unnecessary distractions at bay. You’ll be notified when your

takeout delivery is ready or on the way, or to pick up the grandkids at the airport. 5. TAKE ACTION. You can ask Siri to carry out certain tasks on your behalf: “Pull up all the files that

my boss shared with me last week,” or “Play the podcast that my wife sent the other day.” If your afternoon meeting got canceled and you have to reschedule later on a day that you’re also

attending your daughter’s dance recital, Apple Intelligence may be able to help. It already knows who your daughter is, her recital location, the time the performance starts and the

predicted traffic between your office and the theater. It can create a plan that might let you make your meeting and get to the recital on time. “Understanding this kind of personal context

is essential for delivering truly helpful intelligence,” Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president for software engineering, said during his WWDC presentation. “But it has to be done

right. You should not have to hand over all the details of your life to be warehoused and analyzed in someone’s AI cloud. With Apple Intelligence, powerful intelligence goes hand in hand

with powerful privacy.” _This story, published June 11, 2024, was updated with new survey results that include smartphone users older than 60._