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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Harnessing Apple Intelligence: Live Coding with Swift for iOS

MIlan Todorović

Ditch external APIs and run a 3-billion-parameter LLM locally on iOS. This live coding demo reveals how simple Swift code unlocks Apple Intelligence for private, on-device text generation.

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#1 about 2 min

Introduction to the Apple Intelligence developer ecosystem

An overview of Apple Intelligence as the unified umbrella for all generative AI capabilities across Apple platforms.

#2 about 1 min

Apple's privacy-first approach to on-device processing

Why executing compute workloads on-device is critical for protecting user data and minimizing remote network risks.

#3 about 5 min

Implementing machine learning with Core ML and Vision

A breakdown of existing purpose-built frameworks for device-optimized model execution, natural language, and image processing tasks.

#4 about 2 min

Training and fine-tuning models natively using MLX

Using the MLX framework framework to train, tune, and test machine learning models seamlessly on Apple Silicon hardware.

#5 about 3 min

Exploring generative intelligence features and App Intents

How system-wide AI enhancements integrate deeply into existing software applications through functional extensions and App Intents.

#6 about 2 min

Comparing local foundation models to cloud-based language models

Assessing the practical capabilities of localized foundation models utilizing three billion parameters against larger network-based architectures.

#7 about 7 min

Setting up a native SwiftUI application in Xcode

Creating a new cross-platform Swift project utilizing AI-assisted completion features and user interface states available in newer developer environments.

#8 about 4 min

Implementing language model sessions using Swift asynchronous coding

Importing foundational libraries and structuring asynchronous Swift execution tasks to safely query local language model sessions.

#9 about 3 min

Testing entity extraction via the on-device language model

Commanding the local language model to dynamically extract specific personal names from unstructured historical text blobs.

#10 about 5 min

Configuring system prompts utilizing Apple developer API documentation

Exploring official API references to properly parameterize standard foundation models using structured intent variables and conversational prompts.

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Navigating Apple's evolving on-device AI and machine learning stack

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Shifting from AI features to AI-assisted iOS development

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Reviewing Xcode implementations and Vision framework documentation reference resources

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Understanding the iPhone moment of software engineering

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Leveraging AI tooling for accelerated learning and productivity

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2:25 min

Testing the AI generated Apple iOS Flashcards application

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