Apple replaces Core ML with Core AI framework for iOS 27, signaling shift in AI strategy

Apple replacing Core ML with modernized Core AI framework for iOS 27 at WWDC - 9to5Mac

A new report says that Apple will replace Core ML with a modernized Core AI framework at WWDC, helping developers better leverage modern AI capabilities with their apps in iOS 27. Mark Gurman reports the detail in his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg News: But the company is also planning a few other software-based AI upgrades, including a new framework called Core AI. The idea is to replace the long-existing Core ML with something a bit more modern. The shift, as Gurman notes, reflects the more modern use of AI for all artificial intelligence and not just machine learning, a more specific approach to AI: The switch from "ML" to "AI" is significant. Apple knows that "machine learning" is a dated term that no longer resonates with developers or consumers. The general purpose of Core AI, though, remains the same: helping developers integrate outside AI models into their apps. While the shift from Core ML to Core AI could very well just be a reflection of modern terminology, renaming the framework suggests Apple is giving it a great deal of attention this year as well. For developers, that will likely mean new ways to incorporate AI features into apps without requiring as many third-party resources and building tools from scratch. For Apple platform users, the framework name change should reflect a larger trend of Apple adopting modern AI tools that can lead to new and more capable experiences with Apple products. Apple holds its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June, so we should know a lot more about what's coming in iOS 27 over the next few months. In the meantime, Apple is expected to release its long-overdue upgrade to Siri and Apple Intelligence with the help of Google's Gemini AI models as soon as iOS 26.5. Apple is currently testing iOS 26.4 with developers and public beta testers, so we have several more weeks to wait before the first iOS 26.5 beta.

New Report Leaks Another iOS 27 Change

"Core AI" will succeed Apple's existing "Core ML" on-device machine learning framework. "The switch from 'ML' to 'AI' is significant," said Gurman, in his Power On newsletter today. "Apple knows that 'machine learning' is a dated term that no longer resonates with developers or consumers. The general purpose of Core AI, though, remains the same: helping developers integrate outside AI models into their apps." No further details were provided at this time. "Core AI" will be part of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and more. Apple is expected to unveil the updates during its developers conference WWDC in June.