Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way since its inception, and the development of generative AI is a significant milestone in this field. Generative AI is a type of machine learning that enables computers to generate new data, such as images, music, and text, that imitates human creativity.
Since the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the world has seen major tech firms entering the race with their own generative AI products. Microsoft was the first to make a move by investing in OpenAI and introducing generative AI products built on the GPT API. Google quickly followed suit by backing a few generative AI start-ups, the most notable being Anthropic.
Other tech giants, such as Tesla and Meta, have also entered the race, leading to speculation about when Apple will step into the generative AI space.
Recent reports from Bloomberg News suggest that Apple has been secretly working on its own generative AI solution, internally dubbed Apple GPT. The AI chatbot service is built on proprietary foundational models created by a framework called Ajax, which was first built last year and runs on Google Cloud.
While there are still internal discussions ongoing about when it will be made public, this development is quite surprising, as many had expected Apple to introduce its AI Chatbot during its last Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple has been using AI solutions for a long time, beginning with the introduction of its voice assistant, Siri, as well as other machine learning-powered solutions.
However, despite the excitement surrounding Apple’s entry into the generative AI space, there are still concerns about safety and security. At the moment, Apple GPT can only be used by its employees internally, and users are restricted from using any outcome of its results to create solutions for consumers.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been largely quiet on the matter of adopting generative AI in more of Apple’s products. He has expressed concerns about security, acknowledging the potential of the technology while highlighting the need to address the issues that need to be sorted out before adopting it.
While Microsoft and OpenAI seem to be leading the race at the moment, with BingChat, Bing Image Generator, ChatGPT, and GPT-4, respectively, Google has also begun testing its BardAI chatbot while working on a host of other AI solutions, including a tweak of its search engine that will be made available soon.
It is going to be very interesting to watch as the competition unfolds among these tech titans. With Apple’s entry, the race for dominance in the generative AI market is set to intensify, and AI enthusiasts and consumers alike can’t wait to see who will come out on top.
