$Apple (AAPL.US)$ The autumn launch event proceeded as scheduled, with Apple Intelligence unsurprisingly becoming a marketing hot topic. It is reported that it can understand language and image commands. Specifically, users can use the camera to extract detailed information from objects in photos. For example, AI will rewrite the summary section of various push notifications to help users extract information.

However, the iPhone 16, which is marketed with Apple Intelligence as its selling point, has received negative reviews before its official release. An evaluation published in The Washington Post showed that the iPhone 16 with AI actually makes many mistakes, such as distorting news content and making false summaries, allowing spam emails to disturb users, and more. Specifically, The Washington Post listed various situations in the article, including but not limited to:

Pushing false information like "Donald Trump chooses to support Tim Walz as president". The actual situation is that Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, was just nominated last month and became the Democratic vice presidential candidate.

Putting a phishing email in the "Priority" inbox, in which the other party claims that the author's Social Security Number (SSN) has been suspended.

Using AI to tidy up hair while taking a selfie, but modifying the photo to be bald without permission.

The reason behind this is that current large-scale language models commonly face a problem called hallucinations. When the knowledge possessed by AI is insufficient to analyze a question, it will output a bunch of false information. The Washington Post points out that generative AI is not born for truth, but for finding new creative patterns, and Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT also have the same problem.

It is important to note that Apple Intelligence is currently in beta testing and the full functionality will not be available with the launch of the iPhone 16 series. It is reported that the complete functionality will be officially released in October this year, and ChatGPT will also be integrated into the AI features. The Chinese version will be launched in 2025.

In addition to the above-mentioned issues caused by the AI function, evaluations show that the iPhone 16, which is equipped with Apple Intelligence software, has a significantly reduced battery life, with the battery power being depleted four hours earlier or even longer than usual. The Washington Post speculates that the completion of AI function updates may have an impact on the battery life of the iPhone.

In fact, Apple's layout in terms of battery technology is already in progress. In March of this year, according to the list published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple was granted a patent for a charging system that allows for modular and removable batteries, making it easy to separate the battery from the phone body.

Despite the negative review, The Washington Post also acknowledged the positive significance of Apple Intelligence. The article pointed out that compared to other tech giants that directly integrate chatbots into phones, this software is integrated into existing Apple applications in a subtle way, which may be a more intelligent and secure method of introducing artificial intelligence into consumer products.

Editor/Rocky