Apple Just Quietly Exposed The *AI Prompts* Powering Apple Intelligence

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses the importance of "role-prompting" in generating professional responses from AI systems. It provides insights into how Apple's "Apple Intelligence" feature in macOS 15.1 Developer Beta uses specific prompts to guide the AI's behavior and capabilities, such as generating smart email replies, summarizing email threads, and creating custom images and emojis. The article also highlights Apple's efforts to ensure the safety and ethical use of these AI-powered features.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Role-Prompting and Apple Intelligence

1. What is the importance of "role-prompting" in generating professional responses from AI systems?

• Role-prompting allows the AI to assume a specific role (e.g., doctor, advisor, coach) and deliver more helpful and accurate responses compared to a generic prompt.
• This technique is used by Apple in its "Apple Intelligence" feature to instruct the AI on what to do and what not to do, ensuring user safety and avoiding hallucinations.

2. Where can the underlying AI prompts used by Apple Intelligence be found in the macOS 15.1 Developer Beta?

• The prompts are stored in the /System/Library/AssetsV2/com_apple_MobileAsset_UAF_FM_GenerativeModels/purpose_auto folder, and can be found in the metadata.json files within the subfolders.

3. What are some notable examples of the prompts used by Apple Intelligence?

• Prompts for the "Smart Reply" feature in Mail, which generates relevant questions and answers to help draft a reply.
• Prompts for the "Priority Messages" feature, which summarizes email threads in a concise manner.
• Prompts for the "Memory Movie" feature in Photos, which curates photos and videos to create a storyline-based movie.
• Prompts for the "Image Playground" and "Genmoji" features, which enable the creation of custom images and emojis.

4. How does Apple ensure the safety and ethical use of its AI-powered features?

• Apple Intelligence is designed to avoid generating content that is religious, political, harmful, violent, sexual, or otherwise negative or provocative.
• The system includes guidelines and checks to prevent the creation of unsafe or inappropriate content, such as not returning any images for a prompt requesting "images of sadness".

[02] Setapp and Exploring New Apps

1. What is Setapp, and how does it benefit users interested in exploring new iOS and Mac apps?

• Setapp is a subscription service that provides access to a curated collection of over 240 apps for a monthly fee, rather than having to purchase them individually.
• This allows users to explore a wide range of new and innovative apps without having to pay for each one separately.