Apple Releases macOS 27 RC Featuring Upgraded Siri AI and Refined Design
Apple has released the macOS 27.0 Release Candidate update, introducing a revamped Siri AI powered by Apple Intelligence, screen-context actions via Visual Intelligence, and natural language creation tools for Shortcuts and Safari extensions. This release deepens the integration of contextual AI across the desktop operating system, providing seamless cross-application automation and visual intelligence directly within everyday Mac workflows. Visual Intelligence can be invoked with the Command-Shift-Space shortcut to analyze on-screen windows, while the UI introduces customizable visual transparency via 'Liquid Glass' alongside speed improvements for AirDrop and system search.
## BACKGROUND
Apple Intelligence is Apple's personal intelligence system integrated across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, combining on-device and server processing to assist with tasks based on user context. On Mac computers, Apple Intelligence features require Apple silicon processors to handle the demanding machine learning workloads.