Adam here! This week, Apple introduced "Apple Intelligence," a personal AI system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, packed with features like advanced writing tools, enhanced Siri, and more. Plus, the partnership between Apple and OpenAI brings ChatGPT integration to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

We also dive into the character training of Anthropic's Claude, aiming to create a more engaging and thoughtful AI model.

Additionally, Google's June Feature Drop brings exciting upgrades to Pixel phones, watches, and tablets, enhancing usability and functionality.

🌟 Apple Intelligence for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple has introduced "Apple Intelligence," a personal intelligence system integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia.

Here's Every Feature Announced:

• Writing Tools: Rewrite, proofread, and summarise text across apps like Mail, Notes, and Pages.

• Priority Messages: Highlights urgent emails and provides summaries for quick scanning.

• Priority Notifications: Surfaces important notifications and offers summaries right on the Lock Screen.

• Image Playground: Create fun images in Messages and other apps using Animation, Illustration, or Sketch styles.

• Genmoji Creation: Craft personalised emojis based on descriptions or photos of friends and family.

• Advanced Photo Features: Search photos and videos with natural language, and use the Clean Up tool to remove background distractions.

• Enhanced Siri: More natural and contextually aware, Siri can now handle more tasks and integrate with apps like Messages.

• Private Cloud Compute: Ensures data privacy by processing information on-device or using secure Apple servers.

With these updates, Apple aims to enhance user experience through smarter, more intuitive AI features while maintaining high privacy standards.

And with that, this also makes it official with OpenAI and Apple with their partnership of integrating ChatGPT into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

Rewatch the WWDC24 Keynote here.

🤖 Exploring Claude’s Character

Claude, an AI model by Anthropic, is being trained to exhibit rich character traits, making it more engaging and thoughtful in interactions.

What Was Announced:

• Character Training: Claude 3 has undergone "character training" to develop nuanced traits like curiosity, open-mindedness, and thoughtfulness.

• Balanced Views: Instead of adopting extreme views or pandering, Claude is trained to express honest, unbiased opinions while displaying open-mindedness.

• Transparency: Claude is designed to help users understand they are interacting with an AI, not a human, by explicitly stating its nature and limitations.

• Ethical Interaction: Claude is encouraged to see things from multiple perspectives and strive to tell the truth without being unkind or overconfident.

This approach aims to make AI more aligned with human values and ethics, enhancing user trust and engagement.

📱 June Feature Drop: Exciting New Upgrades for Google Pixel Devices

Google's latest Feature Drop brings a host of new features and upgrades to the Pixel lineup, enhancing usability and functionality for phones, watches, and tablets.

What's New:

• Gemini Nano on Pixel Phones: Now available as a developer option on Pixel 8 and 8a, providing efficient on-device AI capabilities.

• Enhanced Recorder App: Improved transcription features with speaker identification and export options for Pixel 8, 8 Pro, and 8a.

• Extended Display Support: Pixel 8a, 8, and 8 Pro can now display content on larger screens via USB-C.

• Find My Device: Locate your phone even when it’s off or the battery is dead, with encrypted location data.

• HDR+ Camera Upgrades: Automatically identify the best photo moments with HDR+ for perfectly focused, smiling shots.

• Reverse Phone Lookup: Easily identify unknown numbers from your call log.

• Expanded Google Wallet: Now available in India, securely store and access everyday essentials like boarding passes and loyalty cards.

• Manual Lens Selection: More control over your camera with manual lens selection on Pixel 8 Pro.

For Pixel Watches:

• Car Crash Detection: New safety feature for Pixel Watch 2, automatically contacting emergency services in case of a severe accident.

• Improved Google Wallet: Link your PayPal account for convenient payments.

• Revamped Google Home App: Faster access to smart home devices, now directly from your watch.

For Pixel Tablets:

• Enhanced Doorbell Notifications: Richer notifications when docked, with two-way talk and quick response options.

• Google Home Favorites Widget: Quick access to smart home controls on your phone and tablet home screen.

These updates make your Pixel devices smarter, safer, and more convenient, perfect for enhancing your summer experiences.

🐥 Tweets of the Week

Luma Labs AI Impressions: Min Choi (@minchoi) highlights various user-created videos in a single thread using Luma Dream Machine, showcasing its impressive image-to-video capabilities.

ChatGPT Integration with Apple: Sam Altman (@sama) announces an exciting partnership with Apple to bring ChatGPT to Apple devices later this year, promising enhanced AI capabilities for users.

Musk's Stance on Apple-OpenAI Integration: Elon Musk (@elonmusk) expresses strong opposition to Apple's potential integration of OpenAI at the operating system level, citing security concerns and stating that Apple devices would be banned at his companies if this integration occurs.

🎬 More AI in Action this Week

InVideo AI: Here’s how you can use AI to start a YouTube channel across multiple languages in seconds.

Interviews with AI: Watch this live demonstration using AI as a copilot during interviews!

Discover these AI Tools and Apps

1. Final Round AI: Your AI Copilot for Interviews.

2. Invideo.io - Create videos with text prompts.

3. Team Create - AI co-workers that go beyond assistants. Assign them tasks, connect them to 200+ apps and tools and communicate via Slack and email.

4. Asana AI teammates - A project management tool feature that uses historical team data to assign tasks to the best-suited members.

5. HubSpot AI - A CRM that uses seamlessly and easy-to-use AI tools.

6. MindMatrix - Create, organize, and visualize your ideas effortlessly with an AI powered mindmap generator tool.