November 26, 2024 – (Cupertino) Apple’s recent announcement of the finalists for its “iPhone App of the Year” award has drawn criticism for seemingly neglecting the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the mobile app landscape. Despite the proliferation of AI-based applications such as ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and Microsoft Copilot, none of these influential tools received a nomination.
TechCrunch’s Sarah Perez points out ChatGPT’s surprising absence, especially given its status as an Apple partner in improving Siri’s capabilities. Despite introducing notable features in 2024, including an advanced voice mode and a competitive web search function, ChatGPT has not gained any official recognition from Apple’s App Store editorial team.
Apple and Google refrained from naming ChatGPT as a winner last year, despite its record as the fastest-growing consumer app, reaching 100 million users shortly after its launch in early 2023. Instead, Google awarded the title of app of the year to the fastest growing consumer app. Partiful party planning tool.
Apple’s selection of finalists appears to favor applications that foster human creativity over those that leverage AI for automation. The nominated apps primarily help users improve their iPhone experience through design, organization, filming, creation, and gaming – activities that do not rely on AI assistance.
