If you're not sure whether you want Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, the next iOS update will have it automatically switched on. As we reported in January, Apple's AI features will default to active when you install iOS 18.

Apple apparently enlisted its veteran software executive to help fix Apple Intelligence and Siri. Here's what it means for these platforms.

An Apple veteran is to work directly under Apple's AI boss Giannandrea and optimize the software behind Siri and Apple Intelligence. The need is great.

I’m talking, of course, about Apple Intelligence specifically. Partly because I’m more interested in Apple than other tech companies, and partly because Apple’s AI platform is that much more likely to be somewhat constrained by social ethics and the principles of data privacy.

Apple’s recent software update, iOS 18.3, automatically activates the Apple Intelligence feature for both new users and those upgrading on eligible devices. The technology, which received integration with Siri and ChatGPT in previous iterations,