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Apple Intelligence Brings Accessibility Updates Across iPhone, Mac and Vision Pro

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Apple is leveraging AI to boost its accessibility features.

The company shared a handful of updates on Tuesday designed to make its products more helpful for people with a range of disabilities. Apple Intelligence, the tech giant's suite of AI features, powers some of these new capabilities. The unveiling comes ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on Thursday, which aims to bolster digital access and inclusion.

The updates are arriving for features like VoiceOver, Magnifier and video subtitles later this year. They come as more companies -- from Google to Microsoft to Amazon -- are harnessing AI to make their products and platforms accessible to a wider range of people. Many of Apple's updates build upon features it announced last year. They also come ahead of the company's Worldwide Developers Conference, which is scheduled for June 8 and is expected to usher in more AI updates.

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