How Apple's Personal Knowledge Graph learns about your life on Mac
A breakdown of Apple's Personal Knowledge Graph shows what your Mac and Apple Intelligence know about you and your life. An example of contextual Siri on Mac The upgrade to Siri AI added the understanding of personal context to Apple Intelligence . By pulling information from messages, emails, and photos, Siri can come up with answers to queries with contextual elements, such as knowing the name of your mother from a travel itinerary. However, Apple has been compiling data on its users for a lot longer, with macOS 13 doing so since 2022. In a breakdown by security researchers at Eighth Rank, the generation of a Personal Knowledge Graph in macOS is detailed, including the kinds of data it compiles and retains on your Mac. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
What happened?
A breakdown of Apple's Personal Knowledge Graph shows what your Mac and Apple Intelligence know about you and your life. An example of contextual Siri on Mac The upgrade to Siri AI added the understanding of personal context to Apple Intelligence . By pulling information from messages, emails, and photos, Siri can come up with answers to queries with contextual elements, such as knowing the name of your mother from a travel itinerary. However, Apple has been compiling data on its users for a lot longer, with macOS 13 doing so since 2022. In a breakdown by security researchers at Eighth Rank, the generation of a Personal Knowledge Graph in macOS is detailed, including the kinds of data it compiles and retains on your Mac. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Story details
A breakdown of Apple's Personal Knowledge Graph shows what your Mac and Apple Intelligence know about you and your life.
An example of contextual Siri on Mac The upgrade to Siri AI added the understanding of personal context to Apple Intelligence .
By pulling information from messages, emails, and photos, Siri can come up with answers to queries with contextual elements, such as knowing the name of your mother from a travel itinerary.
Why it matters
This page keeps Apple rumors separate from official updates, so readers can follow early reports without confusing them with confirmed announcements.