Apple Intelligence might be two years behind ChatGPT, but I don’t expect Apple to need as long to catch up to OpenAI and Google. Until then, I’ll happily use ChatGPT as my go-to AI, even if it’ll take a while until I can run Apple Intelligence on my iPhone.

Two years might sound like a long time, but if Apple’s first-party AI tools are up to ChatGPT’s standard by 2026, Apple devices will have incredibly competent AI capabilities. Considering how fast the AI industry is evolving, who knows what AI will be capable of in just two years, and will Apple continue to lag behind?

Apple has just released the RC, or "release candidate," versions of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and MacOS Sequoia 15.1 to developers and people enrolled in the public beta program. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal for most people,