Most of the iPhone rumors preceding WWDC 2024 became true. Apple unleashed Apple Intelligence on Monday, its original take on AI, complete with a smarter Siri that's finally starting to look like the smart assistant Apple envisioned all along. As I watched the event, it became clear to me that I was witnessing a fundamental shift in Apple computing that will impact all the computers you buy from the company. Whether it's an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, AI will be built into every piece of hardware and every app. It'll be up to the user to rely on AI features in their day-to-day use of Apple computers or not. The iPhone will be at the center of Apple's artificial intelligence revolution starting with iOS 18, as the smartphone is the most important computer we use daily. By the end of the keynote, another rumor prediction came true. You'll need an iPhone 15 Pro or later to get Apple Intelligence. As for the iPad and Mac, you'll need at least a M1 chip to get Apple AI going. But, again, the iPhone is the primary computer in an Apple product user's life. As Apple officially announced Apple Intelligence compatibility, it dawned on me that we're watching the biggest fragmentation in the iPhone's history unfold. This goes hand in hand with the Apple computing shift I mentioned before. Going forward, and for a limited time, we'll have two distinct categories of users: those who want AI on the iPhone and those who don't, those who choose to use AI features in iOS 18 and those who avoid them. There will also be a big category in between: Those users who will use some AI features without necessarily realizing that Apple Intelligence is at play. Continue reading... The post iOS 18 AI delivers the worst fragmentation in iPhone history appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: $189 AirPods Pro, $169 TP-Link WiFi 6 mesh system, $45 KitchenAid hand blender, more Today’s deals: Amazon Father’s Day sale, $714 Apple Watch Ultra 2, $23 Fire TV Stick 4K, more Best Ring Video Doorbell deals in June 2024