"Apple's AI Revolution: iPhone 16's Fate Hangs in the Balance!"

Wall Street expects a challenging 2024 for Apple's iPhone sales due to a lack of innovative hardware features.

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Analyst Erik Woodring suggests Apple's 'Edge AI' could boost iPhone 16 sales in 2025.

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Current estimates project a 2% decline in 2024 iPhone sales to 229 million units.

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Woodring anticipates a 15% growth in 2025 iPhone sales if iPhone 16 incorporates enhanced AI.

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Potential AI features include "LLM-enabled software" and an improved Siri 2.0 using large language models like GPT-4.

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Woodring's optimism is based on an Apple paper outlining efficient large language model inference with limited memory.

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Apple aims to use flash memory efficiently, enabling models up to twice the size while reducing reliance on cloud connections.

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The challenge is accommodating larger language models within the limited DRAM of mobile devices.

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The success of Apple's AI strategy could impact the sales performance of the iPhone 16 in 2025.

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