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As rivals surged ahead with cutting-edge machine learning, neural networks, and large-language models, Apple remained cautious. The promised "Apple Intelligence" ecosystem, meant to redefine privacy-centric AI, was delayed repeatedly—first hinted at in 2023, then pushed into 2025, and possibly beyond 2027. The product demos, often based on simulations rather than actual capabilities, damaged credibility when the promised features underdelivered or contained inaccuracies.