THREE KEY FACTS In November 2022, the public release of ChatGPT made generative AI the hottest technology in the world. In February this year, Samsung introduced gen-AI features to its Galaxy smartphones. Apple has not yet introduced gen-AI features for the iPhone .

Greg Bruce is an award-winning senior multimedia journalist for the NZ Herald and writes features, profiles, reviews and essays on a range of subjects. OPINION The iPhone was the only smartphone I’d ever used and the only smartphone I’d ever wanted. For nearly 15 years, it had been part of my mind and body, to the point where my swipings and scrollings were no longer under my conscious control.

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