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Building Intelligent Apps with Apple AI Models

This course explores on-device machine learning using Apple’s powerful tools. See how simple the Vision framework makes complex computer vision tasks, enabling your app to understand the real world, through tasks like object detection and face recognition. Learn to leverage the Translation framework for on-device, real-time language translation, breaking down language barriers for your users. Before finally looking at how to develop your own machine learning models, by customizing Apple’s pre-built models for specific use cases within your apps.

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EXPERIENCE
Intermediate level
EST TIME TO COMPLETE Completion time may vary based on individual pacing.
5 hrs, 0 mins
CONTENT
4 modules

Learning path outcomes

  • Use the Vision Framework to perform various computer vision tasks, enabling your apps to analyze and understand the visual world
  • Use the Translation Framework to enable real-time language translation within your apps, fostering global communication
  • Utilize Create ML to tailor pre-built models for specific functionalities within your apps 

Prerequisites

If you are completely new to iOS development, we suggest you go through our iOS Ready program before starting on this course.

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Building Intelligent Apps with Apple AI Models

Learning path content

1
Vision Framework Sep 18 2024 · Multimodal Module (1 hr, 39 mins)
The Vision Framework is a powerful API for various computer vision tasks on Apple devices. Explore functionalities like object detection, face recognition and more. This module provides an overview of the Vision Framework as well as covers the new features released with iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence.
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Translation Framework Oct 5 2025 · Multimodal Module (41 mins)
The Translation API offers realtime translations in your app. You can use the built-in UI or manage the translation session to customize the app experience based on your user’s needs. Updated to iOS 26.
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Custom Models with Create ML Sep 18 2024 · Multimodal Module (1 hr, 2 mins)
Create ML empowers you to customize pre-built machine learning models on Apple platforms by providing training datasets. Explore various use cases and deploy a custom model into an app.
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Apple Foundation Models Oct 2 2025 · Multimodal Module (1 hr, 37 mins)
This module will be an introduction to the new Foundation Models framework in Swift. The module begins with an introduction to the Foundation Models Framework by creating a simple SwiftUI chat-type app. The app will introduce the concept of the LanguageModelSession and how the developer can interact with it. The lesson will then discuss how to persist a session and stream the response along with error handling. It will then cover the potential uses and problems inherent to LLMs and how to handle errors. The last lesson will cover the powerful Generation and external tool abilities that increase the functionality of a app and provide more utility to Foundation Models.
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