It’s the backend/beta code that sometimes reveals the really interesting things on the horizon.
Several references have been discovered in Siri’s ChatGPT integration that Apple seeks to implement ChatGPT support within Siri. Siri code mentions options for ChatGPT-generated text and ChatGPT-generated images, two features that Apple plans to implement soon.
This integration was announced as part of the Apple Intelligence feature set at the Worldwide Developers Conference back in June, with Apple stating that it plans to introduce the functionality before the end of 2024. ChatGPT integration is not yet present in the current software that Apple is testing, although it might be en route for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2.
With ChatGPT integration, when users ask Siri a complicated question that the personal assistant is unable to handle, Siri will suggest handing the query off to ChatGPT. ChatGPT will provide relevant information, which will be relayed through Siri.
ChatGPT will be able to generate both text and images, something Apple Intelligence can do to a certain degree, albeit ChatGPT is more advanced. Apple’s Writing Tools, for example, can offer spelling and grammar assistance or change the tone of something that’s already written, while ChatGPT will be able to generate text from scratch with a simple prompt.
iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 are expected to see a release on Monday, October 28. If testing follows other .2 updates, the software will be released at some point in December.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors