Apple adds a beta AI assistant built on Apple's and OpenAI's models to Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Logic Pro, plus MCP support to Keynote, Pages, and Numbers

Your AI-powered productivity tools will now draft content, design presentations, and organize data for you across multiple Apple applications.

Apple is integrating a beta AI assistant into its productivity and creative applications, leveraging both Apple's proprietary AI models and OpenAI's technology. This new assistant can understand document context to automate tasks such as slide design and animation in Keynote, drafting and refining text in Pages, and organizing data in Numbers. Keynote, Pages, and Numbers also gain support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) on macOS, enabling third-party AI agents to connect with these apps. The AI assistant is rolling out as a beta feature for devices compatible with Apple Intelligence, requiring iOS 17, iPadOS 17, or macOS 17 or later. Other creative app updates include Pixelmator Pro's AI-powered Generate Fill, Logic Pro's AI assistant for track setup and editing, and a redesigned sound browser with on-device AI analysis. Final Cut Pro is also receiving updates through MotionVFX templates and a built-in Content Hub. These Creator's Studio updates will be free for existing subscribers starting in November.

Apple's integration of a mixed-model AI assistant across its core productivity and creative software suite signifies a significant step towards making generative AI a ubiquitous feature in everyday workflows. By allowing third-party AI agents via MCP, Apple is fostering an ecosystem where specialized AI capabilities can be seamlessly plugged into its applications, potentially expanding functionality far beyond what Apple itself can develop.

This move pressures rivals to similarly embed AI assistance into their own productivity tools and opens up new avenues for AI developers to reach users directly through established software platforms, rather than solely via standalone apps or web interfaces. The beta rollout also suggests Apple is carefully gauging user adoption and refining its AI capabilities before a wider, potentially non-beta, release.