Apple reportedly buys AI startup with privacy-conscious approach

Apple has reportedly acquired Silk Labs, a little-known startup which focused on building on-device machine learning software.The purchase, which took place earlier this year according to The Information, would be a natural fit for Apple’s privacy-centric approach to AI. After an unsuccessful foray into the smart home, Silk Labs developed on-device machine learning services. This means processing data without sending it to the cloud — a method that Apple has also preferred.Silk Labs