AI empowers Apple’s Spotlight search: switch application-specific functions and answer users’ complex questions

According to reports from Bloomberg on February 16, Apple is accelerating the integration of AI elements into its products. In addition to mentioning Xcode, the report also said that Apple is enhancing Spotlight search and introducing many AI skills.

Spotlight is a fast search, instant display, and system-built-in desktop search engine on Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. The concept of working principle is similar to the Windows indexing service. In addition to letting users find documents and files saved on their device, it can search the web, the App Store and perform other basic tasks. Translated from Bloomberg:

The new Spotlight search can toggle specific features in the app and answer complex questions based on data trained from large language models. Early designs for the new Spotlight Search use large language models to answer more accountable questions, as well as the ability to drill down into an application to launch specific functionality. The current version of Spotlight is mostly limited to launching apps, doing basic web searches, and getting information like weather and sports scores.

So far, there’s no word on when or if a new version of Spotlight will be available. Bloomberg only said that Apple is considering rolling out to all platforms.

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