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Apple is working on an updated version of Xcode that will include an AI feature to help generate code. According to Bloomberg, the AI tool will be similar to GitHub Copilot from Microsoft, which can generate code based on natural language requests and convert code from one programming language to another.
Once implemented, the Xcode AI tool will be able to both predict and finish blocks of code, allowing developers to streamline their workflow. Apple is said to have begun testing the functionality internally with plans to release it to third-party software developers “as early as this year.”
Apple is also testing AI-generated code for testing apps, and has asked some engineers to try these features out internally.
This new feature will be added to other AI features that Apple plans to add to Siri and other apps. Some new features could include the option to generate playlists in Apple Music and create slideshows in Keynote, with Apple also working on improved Spotlight search capabilities. Search could encompass specific features in apps and might also provide responses to complex questions, with the feature built using large language models.
Finally, Apple software chief Craig Federighi has asked employees to create as many new AI features as possible for the iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 operating systems.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.