Apple Intelligence (AI) takes a time out

PLUS: Turn text into Sora-like AI videos

Author

Rowan Cheung
July 29, 2024

Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Apple's highly anticipated Apple Intelligence (AI) won't be ready for the initial iOS 18 release this September, with the company now pushing the rollout to a later date.

Is this just Apple being Apple, or is it a sign that bringing advanced AI to consumer products is harder than tech giants want us to believe? Let's get into it…

In today’s AI rundown:

  • Apple's AI features delayed

  • AI revolutionizes the 2024 Olympics

  • Turn text into Sora-like AI videos

  • 4 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs

  • More AI & tech news

Read time: 3 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

APPLE

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The Rundown: According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple's highly anticipated AI features, collectively known as Apple Intelligence, will not be included in the initial release of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 this September, instead rolling out in later updates.

The details:

  • Apple Intelligence is now planned for release by October, a few weeks after the initial iOS 18 launch.

  • Developers will get early access to test Apple Intelligence features as soon as this week via iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 betas.

  • Some advanced Siri features will be missing even from the October release, with the full rollout stretching into 2025.

  • The news comes alongside the company signing the White House’s voluntary commitment to developing safe, secure and trustworthy AI on Friday.

Why it matters: While it may disappoint Apple and AI fans, the slower rollout approach shows Apple’s long-devoted strategy for releasing stable, polished features. But with Apple Intelligence getting delayed and Siri 2.0 not arriving until 2025 — the early ‘demos’ we saw at WWDC in June should’ve probably been called teasers, if anything.

TOGETHER WITH CODESIGNAL

The Rundown: CodeSignal’s Prompt Engineering for Everyone is a comprehensive learning path that equips you with the AI knowledge to become a skilled prompt engineer — featuring paths for everyone from beginners to experienced engineers.

Through engaging lessons and hands-on practice, you'll gain:

  • 1-on-1 support through an AI tutor and guide, Cosmo

  • Real-world practice exercises

  • Skills badges that employers trust

Get started for free and unlock your AI potential today.

OLYMPICS

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The Rundown: The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games is showcasing an unexpectedly extensive amount of AI, changing experiences for athletes, spectators, and organizers — potentially signaling a new era in the way that we watch sports.

The details:

  • AthleteGPT, an AI chatbot, is providing 24/7 assistance to athletes through the Athlete365 mobile app.

  • An AI-powered 3D athlete tracking (3DAT) technology is offering detailed biomechanical insights for performance enhancement.

  • AI is being used in talent scouting, as demonstrated by a recent IOC pilot program in Senegal.

  • NBC is also using AI to provide personalized highlights and enhanced real-time statistics for viewers.

Why it matters: The use of AI at a major worldwide sporting event such as the Olympics marks a major moment for AI adoption, moving from previous reluctance to embrace it. As AI continues to become normalized globally, it could pave the way for a new era in sports viewing and management.

AI TRAINING

The Rundown: Kling AI's text-to-video feature allows users to create stunning Sora-like videos from simple text prompts, opening up new ways you can produce high-quality visuals.

Step-by-step:

  1. Visit Kling AI and sign up for a free account.

  2. From the main dashboard, click on "AI Videos".

  3. In the "Prompt" section, describe the video you want to create.

  4. Adjust settings like creativity level, video quality, length, and aspect ratio.

  5. Click "Generate" and watch your text come to life as a video!

AI UNIVERSITY

The Rundown: To celebrate the launch of Llama 3.1, we are hosting a free 3-day online workshop series at The Rundown AI University — with the second session starting Wednesday at 1PM PST.

Join us live to learn:

  • Why Llama 3.1 is important and real-world use cases

  • Beginner to advanced integration tips

  • How to build your own private and local model from your data

All sessions will be taught by The Rundown’s AI professor, Dr. Alvaro Cintas, and previous workshops are recorded and accessible in the AI University.

Click here to sign up for free and RSVP to the next workshop in the events tab.

NEW TOOLS & JOBS

  • 🗒️ Capacities Mobile App - Note-taking companion powered by an AI assistant

  • 🎨 Segmind Pixelflow - Streamline AI image creation workflows with templates

  • 🎬 Storyblocker - Visualized storyboard with real-time 3D and AI

  • 👨‍🎤 Sensay - Simplify AI replica creation and fine-tuning

QUICK HITS

X (Twitter) automatically enabled a setting allowing user data, including user interactions, posts, inputs, and results, to be used for training and fine-tuning purposes for its Grok AI.

Morgan Stanley deployed its second in-house generative AI application, AI @ Morgan Stanley Debrief, which summarizes video meetings and generates follow-up email drafts.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released Dioptra, an open-source tool for testing AI model risk and measuring the impact of malicious attacks on AI system performance.

Reddit intensified its crackdown on web crawlers by blocking major search engines from surfacing recent posts unless they pay, with Google currently being the only mainstream search engine showing recent results.

Suno introduced a new feature for Pro & Premier users to separate vocals and instrumentals from AI-generated songs, allowing for more control and creative possibilities in music production.

Stanford Engineering and Toyota Research achieved a milestone in autonomous driving by creating the world's first AI-directed, driverless tandem drift, aiming to advance the safety of automated driving in complex scenarios.

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