- Apple is planning to replace its whole Mac lineup with a new series of in-house CPUs aimed at highlighting AI.
- The overall upgrade of the Mac line with AI is designed to stimulate computer sales.
- Apple intends to demonstrate the components’ AI processing capabilities in June during Apple’s annual developer conference.
Apple is nearing the development of M4 computer processors with AI processing capabilities and aims to update every Mac model with them.
Apple announces the overhaul of the Mac line
Apple is planning to highlight the AI (artificial intelligence) processing capabilities of the new chips, and how they’ll integrate with the next version of macOS.
The news comes ahead of Apple’s annual developers conference in June, where the iPhone manufacturer is expected to reveal a new AI alliance and big changes to the iOS.
PC (personal computer) manufacturers have been in a downturn since the end of a pandemic-era surge in sales for working and studying at home. Mac sales decreased 27% during Apple’s most recent fiscal year.
The overall upgrade is designed to stimulate computer sales. The industry has set its hopes for a revival of a new generation of laptops and desktops with more powerful CPUs capable of handling AI functions such as document summarization without the need to send data to the cloud.
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AI-focused M4 chips
Apple is aiming to release the updated computers beginning late this year and extending into early next year. They would include new iMacs, a low-end 14-inch MacBook Pro, high-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, and Mac minis.
The M4 chip line includes an entry-level version called Donan, more powerful models called Brava, and a top-end processor codenamed Hidra.
The firm intends to demonstrate the components’ AI processing capabilities and how they will integrate with the next version of macOS, which will be introduced in June during Apple’s annual developer conference.
