How to Use the A.I.-Powered Writing Tools on Your Phone

 

"Artificial intelligence software — some already free on your device — can quickly compose and edit documents. But be sure to check its work.

Artificial intelligence software has given editing tools a huge boost in power, far beyond the spell-checkers and grammar aids of yore.

A.I. can proofread, rewrite, summarize and compose text, making it simple to craft clean, complex documents in a flash — even on a smartphone. If you haven’t dabbled yet, free offerings from Apple and Google are an easy place to begin experimenting.

Tinkering with the software lets you see its capabilities and gives you insight on when — and when not — to let A.I. do the writing. Here’s a guide to getting started.

Using Apple Intelligence

Apple’s integrated suite of A.I. tools, called Apple Intelligence, includes a selection of Writing Tools. (It requires iOS 18.1 and a more recent iPhone or iPad.)

The Writing Tools work in most apps where you type or dictate words. Once you have written something (like in Pages), highlight the section you want to edit. Select Writing Tools in the pop-up menu, or tap the circular Apple Intelligence icon in the toolbar.

In the Writing Tools menu, select the option you want to use, like Proofread, Rewrite or Summarize — or describe how you want to change the text. You can display it as key points, a list or a table, or even recast the tone of the writing with a tap to make it sound friendlier, more professional or streamlined. If you don’t like the changes, revert to the original.

With the help of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, Apple Intelligence can compose a draft from scratch, although you need to enable ChatGPT first. To do so, tap the Compose button and follow the onscreen directions. (The New York Times has sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its partner, Microsoft, claiming copyright infringement of news content related to A.I. systems. The two companies have denied the suit’s claims.)

Using Google Gemini

Gemini is Google’s own A.I.-assistant software and a free version is available for Android (replacing the Google Assistant) and iOS or in a web browser at gemini.google.com. An advanced version is $20 a month. (Certain Google Workspace accounts can link Gemini to Gmail, Google Docs and other apps.)

Like other A.I. chatbots, Gemini responds to questions and prompts. For example, you could paste in a memo draft and ask Gemini to proofread and fact-check it for you.

Gemini can also generate text upon request, like a project proposal. For example, in the prompt box, enter “Help me draft a proposal to the City Council to get a permit for a Dog Days of Summer festival on Aug. 2 and 3 that features a puppy parade, a Wiener Dog Derby, a fetch competition and vendor booths for local pet stores.”

Once Gemini cranks out the proposal draft, you can save it as a Google Doc for your own editing and refinement.

Using Other Options

If your device is too old for Apple Intelligence or you don’t use Google products, you still have plenty of A.I. helpers to consider, although many charge a subscription fee. Grammerly has been around since 2009 and now has a mobile app that works with your device’s keyboard software for proofreading, tone adjustments and other A.I. assistance. Microsoft has its Copilot A.I. tool that works with the Microsoft 365 suite.

The app stores have many A.I. bots, including writing-specific assistants like ParagraphAI for a variety of communications styles (including help for dyslexic writers) and Sudowrite for narrative projects. General chatbots like ChatGPT (which has a writing assistant) or Anthropic’s Claude can rewrite or generate text.

Keep in Mind

Remember that A.I. is not perfect. Check the bot’s work because it can make mistakes.

And while A.I. assistance has numerous advantages for more impersonal documents like memos and proposals, relying on it too much can dilute your voice and style — especially as more people use A.I. to write." [1]

1.   How to Use the A.I.-Powered Writing Tools on Your Phone: Tech Tip. Biersdorfer, J D.  New York Times (Online) New York Times Company. May 7, 2025.

 

IBM generalinis direktorius teigia, kad dirbtinis intelektas pakeitė šimtus darbuotojų

 

„International Business Machines“ generalinis direktorius Arvindas Krishna teigė, kad technologijų milžinė panaudojo dirbtinį intelektą, o ypač dirbtinio intelekto agentus, kad pakeistų porą šimtų žmogiškųjų išteklių darbuotojų darbą. Dėl to ji pasamdė daugiau programuotojų ir pardavėjų, sakė jis.

 

Krishnos komentarai pasirodė tuo metu, kai įmonės nagrinėja dirbtinio intelekto (AI) ir dirbtinio intelekto agentų – nepriklausomų robotų, kurie gali savarankiškai atlikti tokias užduotis, kaip skaičiuoklių analizė, tyrimų atlikimas ir el. laiškų projektų rengimas – poveikį darbo jėgai.

 

Nors dėl dirbtinio intelekto visoje ekonomikoje dar nebuvo plačiai atleidžiama iš darbo ar mažinami etatai, kai kurie verslo lyderiai teigė, kad jie mažina darbuotojų skaičių, tirdami technologijos naudojimą.

 

Tuo tarpu informacinių technologijų darbo jėga toliau mažėja, nes dirbtinis intelektas apsunkina įdarbinimą, o kai kurie darbuotojai palieka šią sritį.

 

IBM, kuri šią savaitę Bostone rengia savo metinę „Think“ konferenciją, dirbtinio intelekto diegimas paskatino padidinti įdarbinimą kai kuriose funkcijose.

 

„Nors IBM viduje atlikome didžiulį darbą, kad tam tikruose įmonės darbo eigose būtų galima panaudoti dirbtinį intelektą ir automatizavimą, bendras mūsų užimtumas iš tikrųjų išaugo, nes tai suteikia daugiau investicijų į kitas sritis“, – „The Wall Street Journal“ sakė Krishna.

 

Šios sritys, įskaitant programinės įrangos inžineriją, pardavimus ir rinkodarą, yra tai, ką Krishna vadina „kritinio mąstymo“ sritimis, kuriose žmonės turi atlikti veiksmus, kurie „susiduria su kitais žmonėmis arba yra prieš juos, o ne tiesiog pakartotinių procesų darbą“.

 

IBM nenurodė, per kokį laikotarpį vyko darbo vietų mažinimas.

 

Taip pat šią savaitę IBM pristatė paslaugas, leidžiančias įmonėms kurti savo dirbtinio intelekto agentus, papildydama daugybę panašių technologijų žaidėjų, tokių, kaip „Amazon.com“, „OpenAI“, „Nvidia“ ir „Microsoft“, pasiūlymų. Šios paslaugos taip pat padeda įmonėms valdyti kelis agentus, taip pat, juos veikiančius, privačius verslo duomenis.

 

Krishna teigė, kad IBM paslaugos yra skirtos papildyti, nes jos gali veikti su dirbtinio intelekto agentais, kuriuos klientai gali naudoti iš kitų tiekėjų. Jis pridūrė, kad, kaip ir bendrovės požiūris, leidžiantis klientams naudotis pageidaujamu debesų kompiuterijos paslaugų teikėju, IBM laikosi požiūrio „norime, kad naudotumėte tai, kas tinkama“.

 

IBM kuria savo verslą, skatindama technologinę transformaciją, sudarydama 6 mlrd. dolerių vertės konsultavimo sutartis su įmonėmis, norinčiomis naudoti generatyvinį AI.

 

Tačiau jos konsultavimo ir programinės įrangos verslui gresia nepalankūs veiksniai, pavyzdžiui, makroekonominės perspektyvos pokyčiai.

 

Krishna mano, kad prezidento Trumpo tarifų poveikis IBM verslui yra „labai ribotas“, iš dalies dėl to, kad jos pagrindiniai kompiuteriai ir kvantinės sistemos yra gaminamos JAV. Praėjusį mėnesį bendrovė pareiškė, kad per ateinančius penkerius metus planuoja investuoti 150 mlrd. dolerių JAV.

 

„Jei poveikis bus 3–4 %, iš tikrųjų galite susitvarkyti su tuo“, – sakė Krishna. „Jei poveikis bus didesnis, nei 10 %, tam reikės daug ryžtingesnių vadovybės sprendimų.“” [1]

 

1.  Business News: IBM CEO Says AI Has Replaced Hundreds of Workers. Lin, Belle.  Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; New York, N.Y.. 07 May 2025: B6.

IBM CEO Says AI Has Replaced Hundreds of Workers

 

"International Business Machines Chief Executive Arvind Krishna said the tech giant has used artificial intelligence, and specifically AI agents, to replace the work of a couple hundred human-resources workers. As a result, it has hired more programmers and salespeople, he said.

Krishna's comments come as businesses sort through the workforce impacts of AI and AI agents, the independent bots that can autonomously perform tasks like analyze spreadsheets, conduct research and draft emails.

While there haven't yet been widespread layoffs or downsizing as a result of AI across the economy, some business leaders have said they are holding down head count as they investigate the use of the technology.

Meanwhile, the information-technology workforce has continued to shrink as AI weighs on hiring and some workers leave the field.

For IBM, which this week hosts its annual Think conference in Boston, AI adoption has led it to boost hiring in some functions.

"While we have done a huge amount of work inside IBM on leveraging AI and automation on certain enterprise workflows, our total employment has actually gone up, because what it does is it gives you more investment to put into other areas," Krishna told The Wall Street Journal.

Those areas -- which include software engineering, sales and marketing -- are what Krishna calls "critical thinking" focused domains, where people need to do things that "face up or against other humans, as opposed to just doing rote process work."

IBM didn't say over what period its job reductions occurred.

Also this week, IBM launched services that allow businesses to build their own AI agents, adding on to a slew of similar offerings from tech players such as Amazon.com, OpenAI, Nvidia and Microsoft. The services also help companies manage multiple agents, as well as the private business data that powers them.

Krishna said that IBM's services are meant to be additive because they can work with AI agents customers might be using from those vendors. Like the company's approach to letting customers use their preferred cloud-computing provider, IBM is taking a "we want you to use what's appropriate" attitude toward AI, he added.

IBM has been building its business enabling tech transformation, booking $6 billion worth of consulting contracts from companies looking to use generative AI.

But its consulting and software business is subject to headwinds such as changes in the macroeconomic outlook.

Krishna believes the impact of President Trump's tariffs on IBM's business is "very limited," partly because its mainframe computers and quantum systems are built in the U.S. The company said last month that it plans to invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years.

"If the impact is within 3 to 4%, you actually can grit and manage through it," Krishna said. "If the impact is going to be more like 10%, then that requires a lot more hardheaded management decisions."” [1]

1.  Business News: IBM CEO Says AI Has Replaced Hundreds of Workers. Lin, Belle.  Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; New York, N.Y.. 07 May 2025: B6.