Apple's M6, M7, and M8 Chips Show How AI Is Reshaping the Company
TLDR
Apple is integrating AI hardware originally developed for its cancelled car project into its M6, M7, and M8 chips for Macs and servers. The new chips incorporate neural processing units and accelerators designed to handle on-device AI tasks more efficiently than previous generations. This shift means Apple's product roadmap and release schedules are now being planned around AI capabilities rather than traditional processor performance metrics.
Why it matters
AI is now shaping how Apple's products are designed and when they are shipped, with the AI hardware effort developed for the cancelled Apple car project now powering Macs and AI servers.
