After Tim Cook's Big AI Push, Apple Tests ChatGPT-Like Bot for iPhone Support

Apple testing AI-powered support assistant for instant help in Support app

Apple Inc. has silently started rolling out a new AI-powered chatbot named 'Support Assistant' within its Apple Support app. As per a report filed by MacRumors, the feature is now visible to some iPhone users, and it is appearing as a new 'Chat' tab next to 'Activities' in the app's navigation bar. When accessed for the first time, a splash screen introduces the chatbot, labelling it an early preview feature. The message reads, “Try our automate…

After Tim Cook's big AI push, Apple tests ChatGPT-like bot for iPhone support

After waiting for too long, Apple is finally working on its ChatGPT rival. According to Mark Gurman's report, the tech giant is building an answer engine capable of scanning the web and responding to general-knowledge questions.

Inside Tim Cook’s push to get Apple back in the AI race

While other tech companies push out AI tools at full speed, Apple is taking its time. Its Apple Intelligence features – shown off at WWDC – won’t reach most users until at least 2025 or even 2026. Some see this as Apple falling behind, but the company’s track record suggests it prefers to launch only when products are ready. In contrast, competitors like Microsoft, OpenAI… Source

Apple Could Be Developing Its Own AI ‘Answer Engine’

According to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has formed a new team to develop an in-house app similar to ChatGPT. The team, reportedly named Answers, Knowledge, and Information, is working on what is being called an “answer engine.” This technology would be capable of providing direct answers to questions by pulling information from across the web. The report suggests this could be either a standalone application or a new set of sea…

Apple 'Answer Engine,' Google Engagement Down, AI Threat to Shopping Ads

Report: Apple 'Answer Engine' Coming We've speculated for years about the possibility and potential impact of an Apple search engine. Yet Google has paid Apple billions annually to not develop its own search engine. When the antitrust court's remedies decision finally comes this month, it will likely spell the end of the Google-Apple default search deal. At the same time, Apple has continued to fall behind in AI and is losing researchers to Meta…