Apple races to add AI capabilities to Xcode and Spotlight
Apple's software chief has reportedly urged teams to pack as much AI as possible into 2024 updates.
Apple logo is seen on the Apple store at The Marche Saint Germain in Paris, France July 15, 2020. (Image: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
Apple is working on major updates to its Xcode programming software that will integrate new AI capabilities to compete with Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot, according to a Bloomberg report which cited people familiar with the plans.
The new version of Xcode, slated for release later this year, will feature AI code completion tools that suggest full blocks of code to simplify and speed up programming – similar to the technology in GitHub Copilot. Apple engineers are already dogfooding early versions of the AI coding assistant to prepare it for third-party developers.