Apple explains why its approach to AI photo editing is different from rivals: Accuracy over fantasy [Video]

A hot potato: One of the many questions being raised about AI-packed smartphones relates to their ability to edit photos. At what point, for example, does an image become so altered that it no longer qualifies as a photograph? It’s something Apple is well aware of, which is why Cupertino wants its editing tool to offer a more realistic result than those of its rivals.

Apple’s suite of artificial intelligence tools, aptly called Apple Intelligence, finally arrives on compatible devices with the launch of the iOS 18.1 update on October 28.

One of the new features of Apple Intelligence is Clean Up, a tool in the Photos app that can remove people and objects from images.

Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, sat down with The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern for an interview about Apple Intelligence. …