Apple’s Secret AI Projects Promise to Leapfrog Competition
Apple is quietly working on a series of artificial intelligence (AI) projects that could potentially leave its competitors in the dust. While big-name companies like Microsoft and Google have been making headlines with their advancements in conversational AI, Apple has been steadily investing millions of dollars a day into its own AI development.
Led by Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, John Giannandrea, Apple’s AI projects cover a range of areas including conversational models, image generation systems, and multimodal AI that can handle both text and visual data. Giannandrea was initially brought on board by Apple to enhance Siri, so it’s highly likely that Apple’s AI assistant will be the key beneficiary of the company’s research in large language models (LLM).
One of Apple’s most notable AI models is called Ajax GPT, which is said to be more powerful than OpenAI’s GPT-3.5. With over 200 billion parameters, Ajax surpasses GPT-3.5 by 25 billion, although it falls significantly short of GPT-4’s 1.7 trillion. This places Apple at the forefront of AI development, as it patiently builds a system that will outperform and offer more than just chatbot functionality.
Apple’s vast user base of over two billion provides another advantage for the company in the AI race. By seamlessly blending various AI systems and integrating them into its products, Apple has the potential to quickly leapfrog its competitors and become a leader in the field.
Despite remaining tight-lipped about its AI efforts, Apple’s track record suggests that it is only a matter of time before we see Siri harnessing the power of LLM and commanding complex AI tasks across all Apple platforms. The company has shown its commitment by investing hundreds of millions of dollars each year into its projects, ensuring that they eventually come to fruition.
Apple’s slow and steady approach has proven successful in the past, with the Apple Vision Pro being a prime example. While other companies rush to launch and patch models with subpar performance, Apple focuses on building a robust and high-performing AI system that surpasses expectations.
It remains to be seen when exactly we will witness the full capabilities of Apple’s AI advancements. But one thing is certain: Apple is poised to make a significant impact in the AI landscape with its cutting-edge technologies and vast user base. As the competition heats up, Apple’s secret AI projects may well be the key to its ultimate success.
