Following is a list of Apple apps that I use on a regular basis: Files, Notes, Mail, Photos, Numbers, Reminders, Weather, Maps, Contacts, Music, Journal, iMovie, Health, Calculator, and Voice Memos.
My prompt to ChatGPT: Assuming Apple develops and/or acquires state-of-the-art AI to run on all Apple devices… and every Apple app is able to access and understand the data contained in all of the other apps… give me five useful scenarios that AI will make possible.
Assuming Apple delivers on its ambition to integrate powerful, on-device AI across its ecosystem — and allows cross-app understanding and access — the apps you regularly use could suddenly gain some serious superpowers. Here are five practical, likely scenarios where AI would tie them together in genuinely useful ways:
1. Auto-Generated Personal Media Narratives (Photos, Journal, Maps, Weather, Voice Memos)
After a weekend road trip, you open the Journal app and see a suggested entry:
“Weekend Getaway: June 1–2. You drove 180 miles to Ha Ha Tonka State Park, where you took 48 photos, including 3 panoramas. Weather was sunny, high of 84°. You recorded a voice memo describing the castle ruins at 2:14 PM. Want to add that quote and choose 5 highlights for a short video montage?”
AI value: Synthesizes location, photos, weather, notes, and voice memos into a narrative — journaled, illustrated, and even storyboarded for iMovie with zero effort.
2. Smart Financial Planning & Health Sync (Numbers, Health, Reminders, Calendar)
AI notices your recent health data includes lower step counts and higher resting heart rate. It also sees that your Apple Watch workout streak broke after 3 weeks. It gently suggests:
“It might be time to ease back into your rowing schedule. I’ve added a reminder for Monday-Wednesday-Friday 20-minute sessions. Want me to log the results in Numbers and update your weekly health summary?”
AI value: Bridges personal health tracking and planning, automatically generating fitness logs in Numbers and coordinating with Reminders.
3. Voice-to-Structured Insight Management (Voice Memos, Notes, Reminders, Mail)
While walking your dogs, you dictate a voice memo:
“Remind me to call Jim about the Land Rover’s carburetor issue. And maybe draft a note about that blog post on aging gracefully with machines.”
The AI transcribes, recognizes names and intent, then asks:
“Should I set a reminder for Jim at 9AM tomorrow? Also, want this blog idea in your ‘Writing’ folder in Notes with a link to that email thread from last week?”
AI value: Acts as your executive assistant — capturing raw input and routing it intelligently to Notes, Mail, and Reminders.
4. Personal Archives with Cross-App Search (Files, Photos, Notes, Contacts, Mail)
You vaguely recall a conversation from 2022 about tires for your CJ2A. AI finds it by stitching together:
- A scanned invoice in Files
- A mention in a Mail thread
- A photo of the tire brand in Photos
- A note in “Jeep Maintenance Ideas”
- A link to the Contact card for the shop
AI value: Semantic memory search — not just by keyword, but through context and relationships across all your content.
5. Context-Aware Multimedia Creation (iMovie, Music, Photos, Journal, Health)
You say: “Make a short, reflective video using photos from last autumn, ambient music from my library, and some of my journal entries about stillness.”
AI generates a 90-second video: foggy trail photos, quotes from your Journal (“In stillness, awareness widens”), and calming music tagged “ambient.” It even times the video with your lowest average heart rate day that season.
AI value: Combines aesthetic sensibility and contextual data to make personalized, emotionally resonant media — no manual editing needed.