Apple’s OpenAI Partnership for ChatGPT: A Mutually Beneficial Arrangement; Features Coming Only on iOS 18.1 Beta

Highlights

• Apple integrates ChatGPT into iOS 18, enhancing Siri and new writing tools
• The partnership offers exposure for OpenAI, with no monetary exchange
• ChatGPT integration will be free for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia users
• Major iOS 18 features will roll out in updates through 2025

At the WWDC event on Monday, Apple finally announced its highly rumoured collaboration with OpenAI, bringing the advanced ChatGPT to iOS 18.

Yet, the companies still kept the deal a secret; Bloomberg has recently reported some insight into the deal.

Apple Not Paying OpenAI for ChatGPT

Apparently, Apple will not be paying OpenAI as of this partnership.

That’s because the giant equally values or feels that exposure for OpenAI’s brand and technology in getting integrated into Apple’s platforms reaching hundreds of millions of devices, rather than in monetary payments.

It would integrate ChatGPT, an online assistant answering information queries in clear and simple sentences, into question-answering digital assistant Siri and Apple’s new essay writing and composition tools to make the experience more human-like and organic.

Although the current agreement does not lead to any meaningful revenue generation for any party, in the future this may remain unchanged, but Apple also might eventually begin to secure revenue-sharing agreements with AI companies.

In such a situation, Apple will receive a share of the revenue generated by AI partners monetizing their chatbots on company platforms.

The availability of ChatGPT within iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and even in macOS Sequoia is going to be free of cost for anyone opting to activate the feature.

iOS 18 Features Coming After the First Beta

Coupled with the OpenAI deal, Apple did unveil a handful of features at the WWDC event.

Still, everything revealed isn’t rolling out with the initial iOS 18 launch this fall.

Some of these significant improvements will only land closer to the end of the year, or even during 2025.

Notable features set to arrive in iOS 18.1 or above include on-screen awareness and in-app actions from the new Siri.

What this means is: Siri can understand on-screen context about what one is doing, and consequently, act on it.

For instance, Siri can use an image as a contact photo if that’s what you’re prompted to do.

Similarly, it’s only with the later update that Siri will get a broader understanding of what apps can do; and the ability to do things as play a podcast a contact has shared, will arrive this autumn.

With significant updates to Apple’s popular apps come the fall; finally, there will be additions to the native Mail application, with auto-categorization features to messages in your inboxes due to reach devices later in the year.

It’s important to note that Apple Intelligence, the company’s flagship AI feature, will be labelled as a beta release upon its initial launch with iOS 18 and other platforms.

This means users should expect issues and inconsistencies, which will be addressed in subsequent updates over the following weeks and months.

Additionally, the Home app in iOS 18 will receive upgrades, but most of them, including support for adding robot vacuum cleaners as compatible devices and the ability to view home electricity usage within the app, won’t be available until later this year.

FAQs

What is the nature of Apple and OpenAI’s partnership?

Apple and OpenAI have partnered to integrate ChatGPT into iOS 18, enhancing Siri and new writing tools without any monetary exchange involved.

Will Apple pay OpenAI for using ChatGPT?

No, Apple will not be paying OpenAI for the integration of ChatGPT. The exposure and reach provided to OpenAI’s technology through Apple’s platforms are considered mutually beneficial.

How will ChatGPT be integrated into Apple’s devices?

ChatGPT will be integrated into Siri and Apple’s new writing tools, making digital assistant interactions and content creation more human-like and organic.

When will iOS 18 features be available?

While some features will be available at the initial launch of iOS 18 this fall, other significant updates will roll out later in 2024 and into 2025.

What notable features are coming to iOS 18?

Notable features include on-screen awareness and in-app actions from Siri, auto-categorization in the Mail app, and Home app upgrades, with some features arriving later in the year.

What are the features of visionOS 2.1 or 2.2 ?

The features in visionOS 2.1 or 2.2 are as follow :

Upgraded Mac Virtual Display: A fan favorite feature, Mac Virtual Display is revamped with an Ultrawide view that is equivalent of having two 4K displays side by side.

Multiview: Sports fans can now watch up to five different games at the same time using the Apple TV app, each with their own dedicated view.

Spatial video editing: This is partially a macOS feature, but the ability to import your spatial video to the Mac, edit it there in Final Cut Pro, and export it back to your Vision Pro won’t arrive until late 2024.

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