How to Generate Text, Images, and Insights with Apple Intelligence’s Built-in ChatGPT Integration « Apple :: Gadget Hacks

This guide will primarily cover using Apple Intelligence with ChatGPT on an iPhone or iPad, but it works similarly on macOS.

ChatGPT is an opt-in service on iPhone and iPad, so you’ll need to turn on the integration first. You may be asked to enable ChatGPT when using Siri, Writing Tools, or Visual Intelligence, but you can also:

1. Navigate to Settings » Apple Intelligence & Siri » ChatGPT (under the Extend Apple Intelligence & Siri section).
2. Toggle on the ChatGPT switch.
3. Tap “Next” on the ChatGPT splash screen that explains how ChatGPT will be integrated.

4. If you want to log into a ChatGPT account, tap “Use ChatGPT with an Account” on the Privacy & ChatGPT splash screen, then tap “Sign In and Enable ChatGPT.” Otherwise, tap “Enable ChatGPT” on the Privacy & ChatGPT splash screen.

You can always add a ChatGPT account later via the “Sign In” link in the ChatGPT settings. Likewise, if you ever want to log out of your ChatGPT account, tap “Sign Out” in ChatGPT’s settings.

With ChatGPT integration on, Siri can use ChatGPT to write text for you, answer your more advanced questions, and even generate images for you (which should not be confused with Apple’s Image Playground, a different service that uses Apple Intelligence).

By default, when you ask a question or make a prompt for which Siri wants to use ChatGPT, Siri will ask for your permission to “Use ChatGPT” to complete the request. If you don’t want to give permission every time, go to Settings » Apple Intelligence & Siri » ChatGPT and turn off the “Confirm ChatGPT Requests” switch. Siri will then automatically share your requests with ChatGPT when needed except when it needs to send a file, in which case Siri will always ask you first.

Once you approve the request or have disabled ChatGPT confirmation prompts, your request will be processed with ChatGPT and returned to the Siri interface.

Below, we asked Siri to develop some costume ideas, which caused it to reach out to ChatGPT. After a few seconds, it quickly produced a list of costume ideas. To copy the generated text to your clipboard, tap the copy button. If the answer is off base, you can touch and hold the result and tap “Report a Problem” from the quick actions to help improve future results.

This first integration with ChatGPT makes Siri a lot more functional. However, as with all generative AI models, verifying information for accuracy is essential as models can be less than truthful about some responses.

Below, we asked Siri to generate a few different images: a cat playing a guitar, a cat riding a horse, and a foldable iPhone. After a few seconds, each image was produced as a detailed, colorful, fun illustration. Any images ChatGPT generates will be illustrated, so don’t expect photorealistic results. Also, it will not create images featuring celebrities, politicians, and other specifically named individuals to prevent abuse.

With “Compose,” you can give ChatGPT a prompt, and it will create original text based on it.

Tap the “Compose with ChatGPT” field, then type your query. You can add images or files to the request if necessary. It can be a prompt in addition to what you already have in the text field, or ChatGPT can read the text, understand the context, and then make the changes you request.

When you get your results, there will be a “Rewrite” option and suggested adjustments by ChatGPT you can tap to apply to the work immediately. There’s also a “Refine with ChatGPT” field where you can submit manual adjustments.

In follow-up requests, you’ll see more suggestions from ChatGPT, and a back-and-forth button will appear on the interface if you want to go back and forth between the different edits.

You can also create images with ChatGPT via Writing Tools. You use it just as you would with text generation or when asking Siri to make original pictures.

When you tap Search for the first time, you’ll have to hit “Continue” on the splash screen, which explains that your iPhone will capture what’s in the camera’s view and send the image to Google’s image search tool. When the results appear, you can scroll through the matching pictures, tap a result to open it in a web view, or view more results from Google, as well as report a concern.

When you tap Ask for the first time, you’ll have to hit “Continue” on the splash screen, which explains that your iPhone will capture what’s in the camera’s view and send the image to ChatGPT. When ChatGPT responds, you can tap the copy button on the result or touch and hold the response and hit “Copy” to copy the text to your clipboard.

If installed, you can tap “ChatGPT” to open the captured image and result in the ChatGPT app. If you are signed into the ChatGPT app, any chats you open from Siri will be saved to your ChatGPT account.

You can continue the conversation with a follow-up question if you want more information. In my example, I wanted to know the artist behind the painting.

As it says, mistakes may occur, and that’s precisely what happened in my example, where it incorrectly identified the artist and title of the work. You can submit feedback to help train generative models and features. To do so, touch and hold the answer, then hit “Report a Concern.” There’s also a button for reporting concerns near the bottom of the interface.