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What is Apple Foundation Models 3 (AFM 3 Core / Core Advanced)?

Small Language Models & On-Device AI AI & Agents

As of
2026-08-20
Revision
2026-08-17.1
Method
v1.3.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

Apple Foundation Models 3 (AFM 3 Core / Core Advanced) is a family of on-device and server language models that Apple builds to power system-level features across its devices.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-08-20, verified readiness is 63 (claimed 75, reported 69, gap 12) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt with guardrails.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Apple Foundation Models 3 (AFM 3 Core / Core Advanced).

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)

Dataset
2026-08-17.1
Hash
sha256:0c37108a182f510fc8cf4d1dfc3a30339f2b59e62654201edea2f530a268707e
Approved
2026-08-17

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