Apple's iOS 18 and macOS 15 are expected to sport some notable AI upgrades when they debut at WWDC 2024 in June before being released to the public this fall. The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro will of course ship with iOS 18 preinstalled and AI is expected to be a key focus there, too. Apple is already thought to be developing chips specially designed to make the best of AI technology, and now it seems that another key component of Apple's plans has already fallen into place.
Following reports that Apple is in discussions with both OpenAI and Google about using their respective generative AI technologies in its future endeavors, we also heard that Apple was talking to Baidu about using its own technology as well. Now, a new report claims that Apple has indeed decided that Baidu is the company that it intends to work with. If correct, Baidu's Ernie Bot will be used as the basis for Apple's iOS 18, iPhone 16, and other releases later this year.
