Apple’s New Siri AI Can Recap Your Conversations: What To Know
Apple says the feature uses end-to-end encryption and does not store raw audio, while beta access begins this fall.
- On Wednesday, Apple announced new audio intelligence features for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, including Siri Recap, which ambiently listens to live conversations to generate summaries and key points.
- The company added Live Rewind, allowing users to replay 15 seconds of audio by double-pressing the digital crown, and integrated Shazam to identify songs instantly on the device.
- Siri Recap and Live Rewind are end-to-end encrypted with no raw audio recordings stored or specific speakers identified, Apple said, while users can schedule, always-on, or turn off the features.
- The feature has stirred privacy concerns, with some likening it to technology seen in the Netflix sci-fi drama Black Mirror, despite similarities to existing notetakers like Granola and Circleback.
- Starting this fall, Live Rewind with Siri Recap will be available in beta for English-speaking users, while the Apple Watch can also recognize loud ambient sounds like sirens or doorbells to provide environmental alerts.
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Read the Apple document explaining how new listening features still protect your privacy
At Wednesday's iPhone Duo launch event, Apple announced a handful of new Siri AI Audio Intelligence features, including Siri Recap, Live Rewind, Sound Recognition, and Music Recognition. Alongside its announcement, Apple released a document laying out how it plans to balance AI "ambient listening" and users' privacy. It says the raw audio from the new […]
Apple's CEO, John Ternus, today unveiled the company's new features for Apple Watches, which have gained new audio features with artificial intelligence and other new capabilities for their devices, including their premium smartwatch. Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 will feature new Audio Intelligence tools, including Siri Recap, which uses ambient listening to create high-level summaries of user conversations throughout the day. U…
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