Apple plots expansion into AI robots, home security and smart displays
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Apple Inc. is planning a significant return to artificial intelligence with various new devices, including a virtual companion robot set for 2027, a smart speaker with a display launching next year, and home-security cameras. These innovations aim to enhance Apple's ecosystem, automating household functions and catering to entry-level smart-home customers. Despite challenges, including criticism for missing the generative AI wave and competition from companies like OpenAI, Apple believes these new hardware developments are essential for a resurgence in the AI market.
Apple Inc. is plotting its artificial intelligence comeback with an ambitious slate of new devices, including robots, a lifelike version of Siri, smart speakers, and home-security cameras.
The centerpiece of the AI strategy is a tabletop robot that serves as a virtual companion, targeted for 2027.
Home security is seen as another big growth opportunity, with new cameras anchoring an Apple security system that can automate household functions.
Apple has come under fire for missing the generative AI revolution, and OpenAI may threaten the company's home turf.
Read at The Mercury News
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