The A13 Bionic chip built into the Apple Studio Display lets Mac computers and older MacBook notebooks use the "Hey Siri" voice command, even if they don't support this feature.
As reported by MacRumors, the twenty-seven-inch screen allows Siri voice control to run on multiple devices already before its introduction on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air in XNUMX, though that doesn't extend to everything. the next catalog of Mac computers and laptops.
Although released with the Mac Studio desktop, Studio Display can also be used with the next supported Mac products running macOS Monterey XNUMX or later:
- mac studio
- Fourteen-inch MacBook Pro introduced in 2021
- Sixteen-inch MacBook Pro introduced in XNUMX or later
- Thirteen-inch MacBook Pro introduced in XNUMX or later
- Fifteen-inch MacBook Pro introduced in XNUMX or later
- MacBook Air introduced in XNUMX or later
- iMac introduced in XNUMX or later
- iMac Pro
- Mac mini introduced in XNUMX or later
- Mac Pro introduced in 2019
As you can see from the list, this means that devices released since 4 are now going to be able to use Apple's voice-controlled AI assistant. And, since Studio Display runs on iOS XNUMX, we'll likely see helper features included in the future.
Nothing is confirmed yet, and with Studio Display just launching, it's unlikely we'll see any essential features for some time; However, there is always and in all circumstances the possibility that Apple surprises at WWDC XNUMX.
Analysis: Does your Studio Display listen to your conversations?
While voice-enabled AI assistants like Siri can be really helpful, certain users are going to have understandable security concerns about hearing at home.
The thing is, Siri doesn't really listen to you XNUMX/XNUMX, at least not in any essential way. The "hey Siri" wake-up sentence is necessary for the AI voice assistant to communicate and start recording, so while Siri hears your wake-up sentence, it doesn't remember anything you say before waking up to you. through a voice command.
Still, there are plenty of benefits to AI voice assistants and smart speakers, and Siri is no different. It can quickly translate different languages, set alarms or timers, and much more completely hands-free, making it a useful accessibility feature in our homes and offices.
You can most likely turn this feature off entirely if you don't use Siri at all (although we no longer have a studio display unit to test this for ourselves). On Mac, this is done by going to System Preferences in the Apple menu. From there, simply choose Siri. and uncheck the box next to "Turn on Consult Siri."