The Apple Intelligence features that Apple introduced with iOS 18 are not pushing people to upgrade their iPhones, Apple analyst Ming-Chi

Apple Intelligence currently combines two systems: an older one based on machine intelligence and pattern matching and a new system based on a large language model (LLM). The new system can handle changes in your questions in Siri, for example, but the existence of two forms of AI on the device makes successful deployment more complex.

After announcing its most important Apple Intelligence feature, a super-powered Siri, would be delayed, Apple added a disclaim to its site.

When Apple rolls out iOS 18.4 sometime in the next few weeks, it will deliver several useful new features your iPhone. But if you have an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence — meaning any iPhone 16 model (including the iPhone 16e) and the iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max — the software update will give you a particularly helpful feature.

Apple Intelligence is seemingly being lapped in the AI race, but it's hard to determine who's really winning when the competitors change the victory condition every few laps.