| Apple unveiled a bevy of new iPads on Tuesday , playing up the new tablets’ potential for artificial-intelligence features as it races to catch up with rivals in the AI race.contains a more powerful “neural engine” to drive features in third-party apps and its own software that rely on AI and machine learning. These engines have been part of Apple’s chips since 2017 but have grown considerably more powerful since then, the company said.
Apple has been steadily ramping up its comments on its work with AI over the past few months and is widely expected to unveil more details at next month’s Worldwide Developers Conference.that the company believes in the “transformative power and promise of AI”, before adding that Apple has certain advantages that “will differentiate us in this new era”, without providing specifics..
Details on Apple’s plans for generative AI - which has helped rival Microsoft leapfrog Apple to become the most valuable company in the world - did not emerge on Tuesday. Instead, Apple briefly mentioned updates to existing AI features, such as the ability to more accurately scan documents. Versions of this chip will certainly land in the company’s Mac lineup in time, furthering the race to prepare our computers for the age of AI. Chip rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices already have their own processors with neural processing units similar to Apple’s neural engine onboard, while Qualcomm is racing to launch its AI-capable Snapdragon X Elite chipsets for Windows laptops.