Apple is bringing AI features to Safari in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia.
The two main updates are:
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Intelligent Search: Uses Apple’s Ajax model to summarise and highlight key info on webpages
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pContext (Personalised Context): A new feature that adapts Safari to what you’re viewing in real time
Apple is also exploring partnerships with AI search engines like Perplexity, OpenAI, and Anthropic - setting the stage for an AI-powered alternative to Google Search.
📣 What Apple Is Saying
Apple says these features will make browsing more helpful, fast, and private - using on-device processing when possible.
They haven’t confirmed any AI partner yet, but say they’re “exploring the space.”
Eddy Cue (Apple’s VP of services) hinted these partnerships could become part of Safari “within the year.”
💬 In Human Words
This isn’t Siri 2.0 and it’s not a chatbot.
It’s Apple quietly sliding AI into your browser - starting with summaries, highlights, and maybe one day, a full-blown AI search engine.
They’re not replacing Google yet.
But they’re making it possible.
And if you’re an iPhone or Mac user, this may change how you search - without ever asking you to leave Safari.
🧪 The Big Picture - Apple, Where Are You ???
We’re all asking the same thing:
Apple, where are you when it comes to AI?
There’s no chatbot.
There’s no public-facing LLM (yet).
But that doesn’t mean Apple isn’t in the game.
It’s been investing in AI - and using it across your devices - for years.
You’ve probably just never had to agree to anything.
Here’s what Apple already has in play:
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Neural Engine in every chip (A-series and M-series), powering Face ID, photo classification, voice recognition, and more
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On-device AI for dictation, Siri, autocorrect, photo search, and Live Text
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AirPods with adaptive noise control, conversation awareness, and personalised spatial audio
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Apple Vision Pro with AI-powered eye and hand tracking
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Photos app that understands people, places, and events - all without sending data to the cloud
Safari AI features (like summarisation and highlights) in development using Apple’s Ajax model
What’s missing is what everyone else is shouting about:
A chatbot. A flashy AI demo. A “Meet Our Model” moment.
But that’s the point.
Apple’s approach to AI is built around experience, not attention.
They embed AI where it improves how things feel - not just to show they have it.
It’s quiet. It’s personal. It’s already running.
And most of the time, you won’t even realise it’s there.
Because Apple doesn’t ask you to “try AI.”
It just builds it in - no prompt, no toggle, no opt-in.
And if you haven’t noticed yet?
That’s kind of the whole point. Wink wink.
🧩 Apple’s AI Approach vs Everyone Else
|
What You Notice |
Apple |
Most Other AI Vendors |
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Chatbot or assistant to talk to |
❌ None |
✅ Everywhere |
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Big AI announcements or branding |
❌ Quiet |
✅ Front and centre |
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Runs on your device |
✅ Yes |
❌ Mostly cloud-based |
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Needs opt-in or agreement |
❌ No |
✅ Often |
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Improves your daily experience |
✅ Subtly |
✅ Sometimes |
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Asks for your attention |
❌ Never |
✅ Frequently |
You don’t get a login screen.
You don’t get a big launch.
You just get AI that quietly makes Apple products work better.
And whether you notice it or not - it’s already here.
🔚 Bottom Line
Cost: Not announced
Availability: Nothing is out. Nothing is live.
These features haven’t launched. No AI partner confirmed. No rollout date.
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Important:
Let’s not get confused.
There’s no AI search. No Safari upgrade. No new Siri.
What we have right now is talk.
Apple’s message is: “It’s coming.”
But in the now?
There’s nothing to use. Nothing to try. Nothing to test.
And that matters - because strategy is great, but users live in the now.
🧊 Frozen Light Team Perspective
Let’s be real - this wasn’t a major AI announcement.
There’s no product drop. No new assistant. No game-changer.
So why are we talking about it?
Because it shows something bigger:
We’ve gotten used to seeing AI only through the lens of LLMs - if we can chat with it, it must be AI.
And if we can’t? It must not be.
That’s where Apple breaks the pattern.
Even though they’re now teasing search partnerships and talking up Ajax, Apple’s been building AI into their world for a while - without calling attention to it.
Where most vendors use AI to create a “moment,” Apple uses it to create experience.
And they do it in a way that doesn’t trigger the usual internal debate:
Do I trust this? Should I opt out? Am I giving up too much?
With Apple, AI shows up quietly:
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Your AirPods adjust in real time
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Your Photos app knows who’s who
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Your Safari might soon summarise pages before you even ask
And it works - without needing your permission slip.
So yes, maybe Apple will join the LLM arms race.
Maybe we’ll get a headline moment with a branded model.
But let’s not confuse “hype” with “presence.” (We hate that word, but this time it fits.)
Because the next time you buy new AirPods, they’ll have AI in them.
You won’t think twice.
You won’t have to toggle it on.
It’ll just work - better, and more personal.
That’s Apple’s AI play.
Not loud. Not missing. Just on their terms.
And we’re watching to see how long they keep playing it that way.
