Tim Cook to ‘hint’ at Apple AI features during iPad launch WaPo [Video]

A new report says that Apple CEO Tim Cook will “hint” at upcoming AI features during next week’s Let Loose event.

New iPads are the main focus of the event, but there are possible reasons for suggesting that Apple might also use it to outline new artificial intelligence features ahead of a detailed briefing at WWDC …

We wondered yesterday whether Apple might use the event to preview some of the AI features expected to be detailed in the WWDC keynote before launching as part of iOS 18 alongside the new iPhone 16 line-up.

We noted that precedent was against this, but cited a couple of potential supporting arguments.

First, there’s Mark Gurman’s suggestion that the new iPad Pro models could get the M4 chip, ahead of Macs. That in itself would be an eye-opener, raising the question ‘Why would they need it?’ Apple may explain that it enables advanced on-device AI capabilities – and that …