It could be and answer. So far what your comments have taught me are: the HomePod hardware is too weak to host Apple Intelligence locally, but there may be a workaround by outsourcing the process to a server.
In a larger scale, it would make sense for Apple to open AI servers for older devices and charge a monthly fee for it. It would likely be slower than local processing (depending on internet speeds) but it would allow AI to be available to more people, while generating a revenue and giving a preview of what you could get with a newer device that can run it locally.
I’m not convinced Apple will do that because they want to run as much AI on device as possible for privacy reasons. My guess is they will save Apple Intelligence for whatever this new home hub with a robotic arm display that is being rumored turns out to be.
Possibly, but I’m not sure that’s what OP was looking for in an answer.
It could be and answer. So far what your comments have taught me are: the HomePod hardware is too weak to host Apple Intelligence locally, but there may be a workaround by outsourcing the process to a server. In a larger scale, it would make sense for Apple to open AI servers for older devices and charge a monthly fee for it. It would likely be slower than local processing (depending on internet speeds) but it would allow AI to be available to more people, while generating a revenue and giving a preview of what you could get with a newer device that can run it locally.
I’m not convinced Apple will do that because they want to run as much AI on device as possible for privacy reasons. My guess is they will save Apple Intelligence for whatever this new home hub with a robotic arm display that is being rumored turns out to be.