Apple Watch's AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing
Now in beta: Apple's new Audio Intelligence features can help you remember what someone said or take notes on conversations.
TL;DR
- Apple Watch's "Audio Intelligence" features are in beta testing for developers.
- Features include sound recognition, song identification, Live Rewind, and Siri Recaps.
- Live Rewind captures the last 15 seconds of a conversation as a text snippet.
- Siri Recaps provide high-level notes of conversations, not word-for-word transcriptions.
- Privacy is a key focus, with local processing and secure cloud compute for recaps.
- Users can opt-in to features, and snippets/recaps have automatic deletion policies.
- Features rely on Apple's S11 chip, iPhone processing, and Private Cloud Compute.
- These features are not expected to impact battery life.