Technology & AI
Apple’s $50 Intelligence Usage Packs extend access to some AI features
Source: The Verge · Published
After publishing a support article in early September outlining usage limits for some Apple Intelligence features, the company has updated Logic Pro with an option to "Buy More Usage" for a one-time purchase price of $49.99, as spotted by 9to5Mac . It has a built-in AI assistant
After publishing a support article in early September outlining usage limits for some Apple Intelligence features, the company has updated Logic Pro with an option to "Buy More Usage" for a one-time purchase price of $49.99, as spotted by 9to5Mac . It has a built-in AI assistant to do things like "start a new song, set up a vocal track from a single prompt, or refine an active project." These Intelligence Usage Packs, as Apple calls them, will allow users to continue accessing certain Apple Intelligence features that have usage limits because they rely on cloud-based AI models from OpenAI or Google Gemini. The Usage Packs can only be used … Read the full story at The Verge.
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