AiOS Dispatch 3

Welcome to the third dispatch of AiOS Dispatch, your go-to resource for the latest in AI, language models, IDE updates, and iOS development.

This one is a bit late as I was dealing with passport issue for the past week which is now resolved and I am writing this from somewhere in Finland! I hope AI can help me see the northern lights tonight. 💚

ChatGPT and Xcode

OpenAI’s ChatGPT now provides a smoother integration with Xcode plus VS Code. When they released the Work With feature earlier, it could only read the context of the current file that you have opened in Xcode.

But now, no more of copy-pasting anymore. You can edit and apply the code from the ChatGPT app directly in Xcode like it is 2024 or something.

While there are many AI IDEs and tools that provide better functionality, it is a useful feature for those who prefer to utilize ChatGPT app for everything, including the o1-pro model with their $200/month subscription.

Alex Sidebar 2.4

Alex Sidebar announced their latest version 2.4 in the same week, and for full disclosure, I worked on some of the features.

The latest offering has Swift 6 issue fixes support (you are welcome), automatic file suggestions that comes handy when you know which file you want to add, and a new $50/month premium tier with Linear and GitHub Issues integrations.

Manus AI Agent: Hype Train?

Manus AI Agent is a new shiny toy from China which is supposedly an autonomous task-crushing machine, from detailed stock analysis to insurance comparisons.

It is in private beta, running on Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Qwen. I still have not gotten an invite so I cannot tell if it passed the vibe check or not.

Google's Gemma Model Series: AI for Every Scale

Google is back again with Gemma, offering a range of options from 1B to 27B parameters. Here is a quick rundown of the Gemma lineup:

• 1B Model: Perfect for text-only applications with a 32K token context window
• 4B, 12B, and 27B Models: Support both text and image inputs with a massive 128K token context window.

The 27B model, in particular, is outperforming other SOTA in human preference evaluations!

There is already a PR to get this model running on your iPhone using MLX Swift and you will hear from me in the next dispatch how the 1B and 4B model perform!

Apple Intelligence Stumbles

Apple Intelligence is under some fire as key Siri enhancements face indefinite delays, pushing the new era of Siri into eternity.

Announced at WWDC 2024, Apple’s Apple Intelligence (AI for the rest of us) was supposed to make Siri more personalized with on-screen awareness and cross-app actions.

Users like me who got iPhone 16 and Pro Max expecting these upgrades may feel a bit of a sting.

Xcode 16.3 was released without any indication of Swift Assist, leading the developer community to speculate that it might end up similar to Siri.

This WWDC 2025 will be a show to watch! 🍿

Moving Forward

If it has not been clear yet: the AI wave will only accelerate. Keep shipping and keep tinkering with your ideas out there. Build for the future and AI will keep up.

Happy exploring!