Apple Intelligence is here, but it still has a lot to learn

Image of iPhone 16 running iOS 18.1 with Apple Intelligence on a bench. It’s finally glow time.

Apple Intelligence has finally arrived, and like most AI on smartphones so far, it’s mostly underwhelming.

The debut features of Apple Intelligence are all very familiar: there are glowing gradients and sparkle icons that indicate the presence of AI; writing tools that make your emails sound more professional; and an AI eraser in Photos that blots away distractions. It’s all here, and it all works okay. But none of it is even close to the time-saving computing platform shift we’ve been promised.

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