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macOS Sequoia 15.3 and iOS 18.3 Enable Apple Intelligence Automatically 18

Posted by BeauHD from the PSA dept.
Apple's upcoming updates -- macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3, and iPadOS 18.3 -- will enable Apple Intelligence by default on compatible devices, requiring users to manually disable it if undesired. From Apple's developer release notes: "For users new or upgrading to iOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence will be enabled automatically during iPhone onboarding. Users will have access to Apple Intelligence features after setting up their devices. To disable Apple Intelligence, users will need to navigate to the Apple Intelligence & Siri Settings pane and turn off the Apple Intelligence toggle. This will disable Apple Intelligence features on their device." MacRumors reports: With macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sequoia 15.2, iOS 18.1, and iOS 18.2, Apple Intelligence was opt-in rather than opt-out, and users who wanted the feature needed to turn it on in the Settings app. Going forward, it will be enabled by default, and Mac, iPhone, and iPad users who do not want to use the feature will need to turn it off. The report notes that macOS Sequoia 15.3 introduces Genmoji, allowing Mac users to create custom emoji characters, and enhances Notification summaries with clearer indicators for AI-generated information.

Public releases of this and other software updates are expected next week, following today's release candidate versions.

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  • You kind of have to start forcing them to, otherwise you'll look stupid for spending all of those billions for a feature nobody ever touches. Kind of like appletv with it's "you're signed up by default so we can claim millions of members on our next quarterly report."

    • I don't think they sign people up automatically or at least weren't doing so when I bought a new iPad last year to replace a much older one. It did pester me about free trials (just two more weeks to activate!) that I didn't want, but if they were automatically signing people up the account numbers would match device sales and they'd be booking no revenue for it. Eventually investors would catch on and sue over the misleading reports.

      I don't really care too much if they turn it on by default as long as i

      • I don't think they sign people up automatically or at least weren't doing so when I bought a new iPad last year to replace a much older one

        They did that in the very beginning when they first offered it

  • So what exactly is Apple Intelligence? Why would I want it?

    I assume it's something like ChatGPT, but since it mentions "compatible devices," it seems at least part of it runs locally.

    • So what exactly is Apple Intelligence? Why would I want it?

      It means that you and your phone are thinking differently intelligent. That's why when ArchieBunker walks down the street in his neighborhood, he keeps shouting "I have apple intelligence!"

    • So what exactly is Apple Intelligence? Why would I want it?

      I don't know but given Apple's secretive nature it sounds less like an AI and far more like their own private intelligence/spy agency to make sure you are not doing anything they do not approve of. So to answer your second question it's probably not something you want which is why they have helpfully already installed and enabled it for you. Be careful if you remove it though - that's probably not an approved action and you'd hate for the Apple intelligence agents to have to pay you a visit!

      • I think ArchieBunker and NoMoreACs are part of the apple intelligencia. They've applied their fair game policy to Louis Rossman for creating unofficial repair documents and effectively demonstrating how sloppy apple's hardware engineering really is.

        • I think ArchieBunker and NoMoreACs are part of the apple intelligencia. They've applied their fair game policy to Louis Rossman for creating unofficial repair documents and effectively demonstrating how sloppy apple's hardware engineering really is.

          Thanks for the Shoutout; but Please don't use that execrable Scientology Slang ("Fair Game"), in Association with My UserName, Thanks!

          And have you taken a look at the New M4 Mac mini? There's Nothing even the slightest-bit "Sloppy" about its Engineering! I've been playing with one for about 2 Weeks now; and it is Solid, Silent, and Snappy! It's a Chunk; surprisingly Heavy. You can tell there's Stuff in There. Real Stuff. And the M4 Pro Model is even Better!

      • So what exactly is Apple Intelligence? Why would I want it?

        I don't know but given Apple's secretive nature it sounds less like an AI and far more like their own private intelligence/spy agency to make sure you are not doing anything they do not approve of. So to answer your second question it's probably not something you want which is why they have helpfully already installed and enabled it for you. Be careful if you remove it though - that's probably not an approved action and you'd hate for the Apple intelligence agents to have to pay you a visit!

        It's got an Effing SWITCH in Settings.

        It says so right in TFS. . .

    • So what exactly is Apple Intelligence? Why would I want it?

      I assume it's something like ChatGPT, but since it mentions "compatible devices," it seems at least part of it runs locally.

      Actually, it is Privacy-Focused AI.

      It is a 3-tiered System: As much of it that can run on On-Device Models, does just that, with the help of Apple Silicon's embedded ML Cores in their Mx, Ax, and Sx (Watch) SoCs.

      If something is too Complex to process On-Device, Apple has cleverly and securely developed a series of Custom-Built AI Servers, called Private Cloud Computing, that can run more Complex AI Models. Apple populates these purpose-built computing centers with their own Custom Processors, running a Cust

  • How to disable? (Score:4, Informative)

    by sk999 ( 846068 ) on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @08:52PM (#65108157)

    Back when Slashdot introduced new features, it offered a way out. To this day, I append ?nobeta=1 to the URL, and voila! New features gone.

    When Google introduce AI results to its search queries, it offered a way out. I now include &udm=14, and voila! AI results gone.

    What will Apple offer?

    • Hah! I forgot about the slashdot.org beta wars! #duckbeta right?
    • It says right there in the summary: Go to the settings, and turn it off with a toggle there.

    • Back when Slashdot introduced new features, it offered a way out. To this day, I append ?nobeta=1 to the URL, and voila! New features gone.

      When Google introduce AI results to its search queries, it offered a way out. I now include &udm=14, and voila! AI results gone.

      What will Apple offer?

      A Switch in "Settings" to turn it On or OFF.

  • You can call a turd anything you like, but, it still smells like a turd, looks like a turd, and IS a turd.

    Enough with this "AI" crap. LLMs aren't intelligent nor sentient. They're just AutoCorrect 2.0. Someone finally got autocorrect to quit saying "Duck That!".

    FTW

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