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市場の話題：アップルが内蔵写真編集機能の刷新を計画

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-- ブルームバーグは火曜日、関係筋の話として、アップル（AAPL）が自社製品に搭載されている写真編集機能を全面的に刷新し、人工知能（AI）を活用したツールへの依存度を高める計画だと報じた。 関係筋によると、アップルはiOS 27、iPadOS 27、macOS 27向けに、Apple Intelligenceプラットフォームを基盤とした新たなツール群を開発中で、これらのOSは今秋にリリース予定だという。 報道によると、この新ツールを使えば、デバイスに搭載されたAIモデルを用いて画像を拡張、補正、再構成することができ、処理時間は通常数秒程度だという。 この動きにより、アップルは長年AI写真編集機能を提供してきたAndroid端末との競争力強化を目指していると報じられている。 アップルはからのコメント要請にすぐには応じなかった。 （マーケットチャッターのニュースは、世界中の市場専門家との会話から得られた情報に基づいています。この情報は信頼できる情報源に基づいていると考えられますが、噂や憶測が含まれている可能性があります。正確性は保証されません。）

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