Apple unveiled an artificial intelligence overhaul for the iPhone on Monday, turning to Google for help two years after the company stumbled on a first attempt.
The presentation marked Apple CEO Tim Cook’s final appearance at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference — Cook will cede the reins to longtime executive John Ternus in September.
Cook, who took over as chief executive after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011, appeared to wipe away a tear while addressing the audience of developers and Apple executives, calling his experience “an honour of a lifetime.”
Cook, two years ago, announced at the same conference that Apple was making a major leap to embrace AI, in a program called Apple Intelligence, as the company faced pressure to join the AI race that had engulfed its US tech giant rivals.
But its promised rollout never occurred fully, with a much-anticipated upgrade to the Siri
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