Apple plans to enable its artificial intelligence (AI) feature Apple Intelligence by default for eligible users in the upcoming iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 and macOS 15.3 version updates. According to the release candidate description spotted by 9to5Mac, both new users and those upgrading to the latest operating system will automatic Experience the power of Apple Intelligence.
This AI update is not available for all devices, but is limited to models that support Apple Intelligence, including iPhone 15 Pro and newer models, iPads and Macs equipped with Apple Silicon M1 chips or newer chips, and the latest version of iPad mini.
For new Mac users who purchase or upgrade to macOS 15.3, Apple Intelligence will be automatically activated during the device startup setup process. Users can use related functions immediately after completing the settings. However, if you wish to disable Apple Intelligence, Apple also provides a convenient option: users only need to enter the "Apple Intelligence and Siri" settings panel and turn off the "Apple Intelligence" toggle switch to easily disable the AI function on the device.
This means that after updating your device, if you don't want to use features such as AI-powered notification summaries, image processing tools Image Playground, and text rewriting, you need to Manual Disable Apple Intelligence. Users have full autonomy to choose whether to enable this feature.
It is worth noting that users of the iOS 18.3 beta version last week discovered that the AI notification summary function of news and entertainment applications was flawed, such as incorrectly summarizing a BBC news headline. Apple has embarked on improvements that will make notification summary identification on the lock screen clearer and clearly states that the summary "may contain errors" to reduce users' high expectations for the accuracy of AI summaries.
