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Edit: thank you EVERYONE who asked questions and helped out with testing some of these features, I'll make a post tomorrow clearly outlining what's on-device and what's online because we all deserve that level of privacy disclosure!
So I've been trying out Apple Intelligence on the stable build for macOS. For basic stuff it seems pretty nice, the notification summaries are cool etc.
I would like to understand what features EXACTLY are on-device vs using private cloud compute. This is what I know so far through experimentation (by turning off internet):
Writing Tools:
- On-device: Proofread, rewrite, friendly, professional, concise
- PCC: Summary, key points, list, table
Mail:
- On-device: Email preview summaries, Priority emails
- PCC: Email summarization, smart reply
Messages:
- On-device: Message preview summaries, Smart reply
Siri:
- On-device: (I was able to ask about emails and calendar events)
Safari:
Notes:
- PCC: Audio recording summaries
Photos:
- On-device:
- Intelligent search (after indexing)
- Clean up (after downloading the clean-up model)
Notifications/Focus:
- On-device: Notification summaries, Reduce interruptions focus
Does anyone have any insight on this? And is there any way I can restrict Apple intelligence from using the internet so I can only use the on-device features? Thanks!