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THE SO WHAT
Apple Intelligence wired into Shortcuts turns the iPhone into a programmable, personal control surface for knowledge work — not just a chat box. Teams building consumer or prosumer tools should assume users will increasingly orchestrate workflows via OS-level automations, not app-by-app taps.
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