Apple's AI Just Took a Huge Leap Forward

Apple's AI Just Took a Huge Leap Forward

With all the excitement surrounding Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest iPhone release and the finally answered questions regarding the price, naming convention, number of phones, and of course the latest capabilities, one thing seems to have flown under the radar concerning its latest offering. While most focused on the $1,000 price tag, the three new phones (including iPhone 8 and 8 Plus), the Face ID, and, the real-life implications of augmented reality (AR) and its stunning new artificial intelligence (AI) aptitude has been largely overlooked.

Apple's new AI lives directly on the iPhone courtesy of the A11 Bionic chip: Apple's new "neural engine," a pair of processing cores that are dedicated specifically to running AI.

The iPhone X has onboard AI that leaps the competition. Image source: Apple, Inc.

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